1 00:00:10,349 --> 00:00:15,929 On February 23rd, 1981, there was an attempt military coup. 2 00:00:16,469 --> 00:00:23,210 It was out by Lieutenant Antonio Tejero and 200 civil guard officers. 3 00:00:24,510 --> 00:00:31,929 They attacked the Congress of Deputies during the vote to elect a president of the government. 4 00:00:32,990 --> 00:00:39,689 These men held the parliamentarians and ministers hostage for 18 hours. 5 00:00:39,689 --> 00:00:45,210 The civil guards surrounded the next morning without killing anyone.