Luis Carrero Blanco
Spanish admiral
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Luis Carrero Blanco was a Spanish admiral and politician who served as premier under dictator Francisco Franco. He was assassinated in 1973 by the Basque separatist group ETA. His death led to Carlos Arias Navarro becoming premier. Carrero Blanco was seen as a hard-line Francoist and was a leading opponent of political reform. After his assassination, Torcuato Fernández-Miranda, who had been a part of Carrero Blanco's cabinet, played a key role in the transition to a more democratic regime following Franco's death.123
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