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Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja
(prēˈmō dā rĭ-vĕrˈə ē ôrˌbə-nāˈhä, Þĕ rē-vĕˈrä ē ôrˌvä-nĕˈhä), Miguel. Marqués de Estella. 1870-1930.
Spanish general and politician who seized power and ruled as dictator (1923-1930). His son José Antonio Primo de Rivera (1903-1936) founded the Spanish Fascist Party (1933) and was executed by Loyalists during the Civil War.