Comment by Kcajkcaj99 on 22/01/2025 at 00:23 UTC

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View submission: Are there examples of oligarchic governments being removed peacefully?

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In that case, would it be accurate to describe spain as having a peaceful transition of power, given that the assassination of its head of government was a necessary component of said transition taking place?

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Comment by abn1304 at 22/01/2025 at 00:28 UTC

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Would it be accurate to describe LBJ’s assumption of power as *not* being peaceful considering it was triggered by JFK’s assassination?

Blanco’s assassination took place years prior to the democratization of the Spanish state, and while it was probably an important event influencing the eventual conditions for that, I think it was somewhat indirect. It’s not like Blanco was assassinated by pro-democracy guerrillas (he was killed by Basque separatists) or during the course of a coup or revolution.