Francisco Laína

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Laína and the second or maternal family name is García.

Francisco Laína García
Born18 May 1936
La Carrera, Spain
Died7 January 2022 (aged 85)
Ávila, Spain

Francisco Laína García (18 May 1936 – 7 January 2022) was a Spanish politician, who was the Director of State Security during the coup d'état of 23 February 1981. After being appointed by King Juan Carlos, he headed for 14 hours (with the assistance of the chief civil servants of the different ministries) the emergency provisional government of Spain while Prime Minister Adolfo Suárez's government was sequestered in the Congress of Deputies to prevent a power vacuum.

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