1975: Spain

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A long and controversial period in Spain's history came to an end on October 30 when Prince Juan Carlos de Borbón y Borbón, the 37-year-old heir to the Spanish throne, assumed power as chief of state from Generalissimo Francisco Franco, who lay near death in the Pardo Palace outside Madrid. Despite... ...