Antonio Tejero Molina, 93, Dies; Spanish Colonel Led Failed Coup
The New York Times • • world
Key Points:
- Antonio Tejero Molina, the Civil Guard officer who led a failed coup attempt in Spain by seizing the Parliament, died at age 93 in Alzira, near Valencia.
- Tejero's coup collapsed after King Juan Carlos I publicly supported Spain's emerging democracy.
- His death was announced by his family's law firm, A. Cañizares Abogados.
- On the same day as Tejero's death, the Spanish government declassified 153 documents related to the state investigation of the 1981 coup attempt, releasing all files found on the matter.
