Carlos Arias Navarro (Madrid 11 December 1908 - 27 November 1989) was one of the best known Spanish politicians during the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco. Plaza de Cibeles (Cibeles square) and the Palacio de Comunicaciones (Communications Palace) Coat of arms. ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Francisco Franco Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde Salgado Pardo de Andrade (December 4, 1892 – November 20, 1975), abbreviated Francisco Franco Bahamonde and sometimes known as Generalisimo Francisco Franco, was Head of State of Spain from 1936 until his death in 1975. ...

He served in the Ministery of Justice since 1929 as attorney in Málaga and Madrid. Arias was close to the right-wing sectors and joined the Francoist side during the Spanish Civil War. 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Málaga is a port city in Andalucia, southern Spain, on the Costa del Sol coast of the Mediterranean. ... History of Spain series Prehistoric Spain Roman Spain Medieval Spain - Visigoths - Al-Andalus - Age of Reconquest Age of Expansion Age of Enlightenment Reaction and Revolution First Spanish Republic The Restoration Second Spanish Republic Spanish Civil War The Dictatorship Modern Spain Topics Economic History Military History Social History The Spanish Civil...

After serving in different positions he became Minister of Governance in June 1973. After the assassination of the Prime Minister (Presidente del Gobierno) Luis Carrero Blanco he became the new Prime Minister, a position that he held after the death of Franco. He is remembered by the Spanish people as the person who announced Franco's death on television. 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Luís Carrero Blanco (March 4, 1903 – December 20, 1973) was a Spanish admiral and statesman. ...

Arias saw himself as Franco's political heir, and tried to continue the late dictator's policies. In 1976 after a lengthy power struggle, Franco's successor as Head of State, King Juan Carlos of Spain fired him, as he did not think Arias was fit to go through a process of transition towards democracy. Adolfo Suárez took office. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... King Juan Carlos I His Majesty King Juan Carlos I (Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón), styled HM The King (born January 5, 1938), is the reigning King of Spain. ... Adolfo Suárez González (born September 25, 1932) Spanish politician, became Spains first democratically elected president of government (prime minister) after the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco. ...

He never occupied a relevant position in the Spanish political stage again.

See also

• List of Prime Ministers of Spain