The first prime minister of Spain Adolfo Suarez, in which the country has embarked on the path of democracy after the death of the dictator Francisco Franco, died in the 82nd year of his life. This was reported by the Spanish media with reference to the representative of the Suarez family.
In the past ten years, he suffered from Alzheimer's disease. On Monday, he was hospitalized in one of the Madrid hospitals with a respiratory infection.
Suarez was one of the key figures that contributed to the transition of Spain from the Frankist dictatorship to democratic rule. The current king of Spain Juan Carlos played the most important role in these reforms.