2008 in Spain
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The following lists events that happened during 2008 in the Kingdom of Spain.
Incumbents
Events
March
- March 9 - José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is reelected as Prime Minister after defeating Mariano Rajoy.[1]
April
- April 5 - Greenpeace announces that in November 2007 a radioactive leak was reported at the Ascó Nuclear Power Plant, but it was kept hidden from the press.[2]
August
- August 20 - Spanair flight 5022 crashed just after take off from runway 36L of Barajas Airport, killing 154 of the 166 people on board.[3]
December
Births
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Deaths
- May 3: Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, Prime Minister (1981–82)
See also
References
- ^ "El PSOE gana las elecciones". 9 March 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ "Escape radioactivo en Ascó". 20 Minutos. 5 April 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ "147 killed in plane crash at Madrid airport". Associated Press. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ "Explota un coche bomba con 100 kilos de explosivos en la sede de EITB de Bilbao". 20 Minutos. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
