1. Jordi Pujol was among those who organized this protest, and he was captured and detained for his protests against the regime of Francisco Franco.
12 Facts About Jordi Pujol
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In 1974, Jordi Pujol founded the political party called Convergencia Democratica de Catalunya, of which he was the first Secretary.
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From 1977 to 1980, Jordi Pujol was Minister without portfolio in the Provisional government of Catalonia, presided by Josep Tarradellas.
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Jordi Pujol was re-elected at the 1979 General Election but resigned from the parliament in 1980.
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The Catalan nationalist party Convergencia i Unio won the elections and Jordi Pujol was elected President of the Generalitat de Catalunya on 24 April 1980.
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Jordi Pujol was reelected in 1984,1988,1992,1995 and 1999.
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Jordi Pujol was the President of the Assembly of European Regions from 1992 to 1996.
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Jordi Pujol left leadership of the party to Artur Mas.
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Jordi Pujol married Marta Ferrusola in Santa Maria de Montserrat in 1956.
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In July 2014, Jordi Pujol released a note explaining that for 34 years, including 23 as the President of Catalonia, he had maintained secret foreign bank accounts inherited from his father.
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Hours later the party spokesperson Francesc Homs stated that Jordi Pujol must "forfeit everything," including the Medalla de Oro of Catalunya and all honorifics previously awarded to him.
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Jordi Pujol's children have amassed a fortune in private businesses that frequently did business and received contracts from the Catalan government.