Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia

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On June 18, 2006, a referendum altering the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 1979 to expand the authority of the Catalan government was approved in a referendum, and became effective as of August 9, 2006.

Catalonia first obtained a Statute of Autonomy in 1932, during the Second Spanish Republic. This law was abolished by General Francisco Franco after the Spanish Civil War, largely because Catalonia had been a region opposed to the Nationalist forces, and during his rule Catalan culture, language, and self-rule were harshly suppressed.

1 Self-government under the statute
2 Trivia
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Self-government under the statute

As an autonomous community of Spain, Catalonia has no official status or recognition at an international level. The new statute will not change this situation, except for the possibility of separate membership in UNESCO. On June 18, 2006, a referendum across Catalonia approved reforms to the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia which will make its self-government one of the most advanced in Spain, only lower to the two communities governed by the especial regime of Fueros (i.e. the Basque Country and Navarre).

[edit] Trivia

The statute is commonly referred to in Catalonia as "l'Estatut", using the Catalan word. Other Catalan words related to Catalan politics - govern, president, conseller en cap etc. -.