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Biography
Manuel Fraga was born on November 23, 1922 in Vilalba, Lugo, Galicia, Spain as Manuel Fraga Iribarne. He was married to Carmen Estevez. He died on January 15, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. He was the president of Galicia (Spain) (1990-2005)
Awards & recognition
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Second of May · 2012
- Gold medal of Galicia · 2009
- Collar of the Spanish Order of the Civil Merit · 2003
- Robert Schuman Medal · 1997
- Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay · 1994
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- Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic · 1976
- Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise · 1973
- Gold Medal — Tourism Merit · 1970
- Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III · 1969
- Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · 1969
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit — Agriculture · 1968
- Grand Cross of the Aeronautical Merit (Spain) - White Decoration · 1966
- Grand Cross of the Cross of Military Merit with White Decoration · 1966
- Grand Cross of Naval Merit with white badge · 1965
- Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic · 1964
- Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry · 1964
- Grand Cross of the Order of St. Raymond of Peñafort · 1963
- Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit · 1961
- Grand Cross of the Order of Cisneros · 1959
- Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ
- Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru
- honorary mayor
- Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great
- Order of Juan Mora Fernández
- Order of Rio Branco
