Ignacio Velázquez Rivera
Ignacio Velázquez Rivera | |
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| Mayor-President of Melilla | |
| In office 14 March 1995 – 3 March 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Enrique Palacios Hernández |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 Ceuta, Spain |
| Political party | People's Party (before 2011) People's Freedom Party (2011-present) |
Ignacio Velázquez Rivera (born 1953) is a Spanish politician who served as mayor of Melilla from 1991 and became the first Mayor-President on 14 March 1995 when the enclave on the north coast of Africa became an autonomous community. He held the post until 1998.[1]
Velázquez was born in Ceuta, the other Spanish enclave in mainland Africa.[2]
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