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The centre-right biennium
(1933–1936)
Elections
were held
the centre-right parties won
establishing a conservative government
The president of the Republic
Niceto Alcalá Zamora
named Alejandro Lerroux
as the new head
of government
With the support
of the Confederación Española de Derechas Autónomas
CEDA
led by Gil Robles
he suspended the reforms
made by the
previous government
In Asturias
it was a
social revolution
The miners
took control of
the coalfields
proclaimed a
revolutionary government
In Cataluña
it was a
political revolution
The president
of the autonomous community
Lluis Companys
proclaimed a
Catalan state
The revolution
was brought to an end
when the army intervened
In Asturias
troops
led by General Francisco Franco
forcefully suppressed the
revolutionary movement
In Cataluña
the statute of autonomy
was removed
Once again
caused by
the military repression
of the working class
political tension
social discontent
forced the government
to hold new elections
The PSOE + PCE
with the main
trade unions
the UGT
the CNT
organised a general strike
in October 1934
in protest against the suspension
of the previous government's reforms
The strike became known
as the October Revolution
It failed all across Spain
apart from in
Asturias
Cataluña
