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Práxedes Mateo Sagasta

1825–1903 · 19th century

Práxedes Mateo Sagasta was a Spanish politician and leader of the Liberal Party during the Bourbon Restoration. He served as prime minister seven times between 1870 and 1902, alternating in power with Antonio Cánovas del Castillo's Conservatives under the turno pacífico. His governments introduced universal male suffrage in 1890, and he was in office during the Spanish–American War of 1898.

Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
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