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In 1931, the Second Spanish Republic was proclamated.

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It had two presidents.

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Niceto Alcalá Zamora was appointed the president of the republic

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and Manuel Azaña, the president of the government.

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In the Second Republic, a new constitution was approved,

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which included the right to vote for women and the separation of church and state.

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During this period, the first Statutes of Autonomy for Catalonia and the País Vasco were also approved.

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The Governor of the Republic implanted many reforms.

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A new education law was written, a new land reform to distribute the land with more equality and finally a land reform.

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However, these reforms were not accepted by everyone and violent conflicts happened over time.

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In Parliament there were two major blocs, the Progressive Bloc and the Conservative Bloc.

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Each bloc governed two years, among them there was a lot of tension due to the difference in ideology.

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General Franco led a coup that ended the Second Spanish Republic.