Jordi Evole

Spain coup attempt 1981

Journalists mock a crucial moment in Spanish history with a fake ‘documentary’

Global Politics

In Spain, people are still talking about a TV program that aired Sunday and promised to rewrite a key chapter in modern Spanish history. More than 5 million viewers tuned in for an expose about an attempted coup in 1981 that nearly ended Spain’s fledgling democracy.

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