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1981 Spanish coup attempt, an Uncommon card
A coup d'état was attempted in Spain in February 1981 by right-wing, Francoist elements of the Civil Guard and the Spanish military.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 71
- Power
- 147
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 110,000
Power 147 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
1981 Spanish coup attempt quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the 1981 Spanish coup attempt card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
King Juan Carlos I played a major role in foiling the coup, and the ______ emerged with renewed legitimacy as a result.
Answer
monarchy. King Juan Carlos I played a major role in foiling the coup, and the monarchy emerged with renewed legitimacy as a result. From the 1981 Spanish coup attempt article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
A coup d'état was attempted in Spain in February ____ by right-wing, Francoist elements of the Civil Guard and the Spanish military.
Answer
1980s. A coup d'état was attempted in Spain in February 1981 by right-wing, Francoist elements of the Civil Guard and the Spanish military. From the 1981 Spanish coup attempt article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The failure of the coup marked the last serious attempt to revert Spain to a Francoist state and served to consolidate Spain's democratization process.
- King Juan Carlos I played a major role in foiling the coup, and the monarchy emerged with renewed legitimacy as a result.
- The coup, which became known in Spain as 23F, began on 23 February 1981 when Lieutenant-Colonel Antonio Tejero, along with 200 armed Civil Guard officers, stormed the Congress of Deputies chamber in Madrid during a vote to swear in Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo as President of the Government.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The 1981 Spanish coup attempt article was read about 110,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 71: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, 1981 Spanish coup attempt (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Diario Región (Oviedo) Agencia EFE, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
