2008 in Spain

none 2008 The following lists events that happened during 2008 in the Kingdom of Spain. Incumbents Monarch: Juan Carlos IJuan Carlos Biography & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Juan-Carlos www.britannica.com 29 August 2023 en Prime Minister: José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Regional presidents 30em Andalusia: Manuel Chaves Aragón: Marcelino Iglesias Asturias: Vicente Álvarez Areces Balearic Islands: Francesc Antich Basque Country: Juan José Ibarretxe Canary Islands: Paulino Rivero Cantabria: Miguel Ángel Revilla Castilla–La Mancha: José María Barreda Castile and León: Juan Vicente Herrera Catalonia: José Montilla Extremadura: Guillermo Fernández Vara Galicia: Emilio Pérez Touriño La Rioja: Pedro Sanz Community of Madrid: Esperanza Aguirre Region of Murcia: Ramón Luis Valcárcel Navarre: Miguel Sanz Valencian Community: Francisco Camps Ceuta: Juan Jesús Vivas Melilla: Juan José Imbroda Events March 9 – José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is reelected as Prime Minister after defeating Mariano Rajoy.El PSOE gana las elecciones http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/358777/0/zapatero/gana/elecciones/ 24 May 2014 9 March 2008 April 5 – Greenpeace announces that in November 2007 a radioactive leak was reported at the Ascó Nuclear Power Plant, but it was kept hidden from the press.Escape radioactivo en Ascó http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/366496/ 24 May 2014 20 Minutos 5 April 2008 August 20 – Spanair flight 5022 crashed just after takeoff from runway 36L of Barajas Airport, killing 154 of the 166 people on board.147 killed in plane crash at Madrid airport http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/27184804.html 24 May 2014 Associated Press 20 August 2008 December 31 – A truck-bomb explodes near the EITB headquarters in Bilbao.Explota un coche bomba con 100 kilos de explosivos en la sede de EITB de Bilbao http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/440123/0/eta/bomba/eitb/ 24 May 2014 20 Minutos 31 December 2008 942 Dakar, historia de una familia, a documentary film is released.http://asturnews.com/sos-racismu-proyecta-%C2%93942-dakar-historia-de-una-familia%C2%94/ SOS Racismu proyecta "942 Dakar, historia de una familia" Asturnews 2013-01-24 2022-07-31 Births 11 August – Levi Díaz, Singer Deaths February 26 – Rogelio Baón, politician (born 1942) May 3 – Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, Prime Minister (1981–82) See also 2008 in Spanish television List of Spanish films of 2008 References 2008 Spain Category:Years of the 21st century in Spain Category:2000s in Spain Spain