Talk:Pedro Aparicio (politician)

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Did you know... that the mayor of Málaga, Pedro Aparicio Sánchez, spent the night of the 1981 Spanish coup d'état attempt in his office so he could die there if he was targeted?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 03:23, 19 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the mayor of Málaga, Pedro Aparicio Sánchez, spent the night of the 1981 Spanish coup d'état attempt in his office so he could die there if he was targeted? Source: El País, Spanish national newspaper: "La noche del fallido golpe de Estado en el Congreso de los Diputados, el 23 de febrero de 1981, Aparicio la pasó en ese mismo despacho con el espíritu de que si tenían que ir a por él por defender sus ideas, lo iban a encontrar en el Ayuntamiento, en su lugar de trabajo diario." "On the night of the failed coup d'état in the Congress of Deputies, 23 February 1981, Aparicio spent [the night] in that same office in the spirit of if they would come for him for defending his ideals, they would find him in the city hall, in the place of his daily work")
- ALT1:... that Pedro Aparicio Sánchez, the first democratically elected mayor of Málaga, kept a photograph of Chilean politician Salvador Allende in his office? Source: As above. "El exalcalde era una persona de ideales de izquierda firmes. Admirador de Salvador Allende, en su despacho de la alcaldía de Málaga había una fotografía del presidente chileno." "The former mayor was a person of firm left-wing beliefs. An admirer of Salvador Allende, there was a photograph of the Chilean president in his office." First democratic: see title of article)

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Created by Unknown Temptation (talk). Self-nominated at 21:27, 16 August 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Article created on August 16, 2021. It is well sourced, no copyvios seen.
The hook fact is cited inline, the article meets the required length. QPQ done. ALT1 is my pick (added a minor background to Allende ("Chilean politician")). Good work! Damian Vo (talk) 07:10, 17 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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