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Antonio Tejero, leader of Spain’s failed 1981 coup, dies at 93

Antonio Tejero Molina, the Spanish Civil Guard officer who led a failed 1981 coup that ended up strengthening Spain’s fledging democracy, has died aged 93, his family’s lawyer said Wednesday.

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