jul 13, 1936 - Assassination of Jose Calvo Sotelo
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Jose Calvo Sotelo was assassinated by the falangists a group of the Gaurdia de Asalto and other leftist militiamen led by Civil Guard Fernando Condé and went on a revenge mission. According to the investigations later on, the person who led the assassination was a socialist gunman who was known to be the body guard of the PSOE leader. After the assassination, censorship was now imposed to conceal the truth.
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