Lorenzo Olarte Cullen
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Lorenzo Olarte Cullen | |
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| 3rd President of the Canary Islands | |
| In office 1988–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Fernando Fernández Martín |
| Succeeded by | Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo |
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| Born | 8 December 1932 Ponteareas, Galicia (Spain) |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Lecuona |
Lorenzo Olarte Cullen (born 8 December 1932) is a local Canarian politician and lawyer. He is a former president of the Canary island Automous region[1] but served only 3 years of his 4 years term.
Olarte is awarded the , the highest honor for a Spanish jurist, the , created by the Spanish King Alfonso XIII, recognizes the services of Spanish and foreign citizens on behalf of Spain, the ,[2] for his collaboration in the decolonization of the former Spanish Sahara, the Alfonso X el Sabio, for his contribution to the development of Education and the , the highest honor in the Canary Islands.
After the ban on bullfighting in Catalonia, Olarte argued that the 1991 Canarian law of animal protection did not forbid bullfighting against what was being claimed.[3]
References[]
- ^ Political and economic encyclopaedia of Western Europe - Page 45
- ^ Quién es quién en España - Page 1029
- ^ "La prohibición de la tauromaquia: un capítulo del antiespañolismo catalán". El Mundo. 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
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