Ángel Liberal Lucini facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ángel Liberal Lucini
Chief of Defence
In office 11 January 1984 – 31 October 1986
Monarch	Juan Carlos I
Prime Minister	Felipe González
Minister	Narcís Serra (as Defence minister)
Succeeded by	air Lieutenant General Gonzalo Puigcerver Romá
Personal details
Born	(1921-09-19)September 19, 1921 Barcelona, Catalonia
Died	2 October 2006(2006-10-02) (aged 85) Ruber Clinic, Madrid, Spain
Military service
Allegiance	Spain
Branch/service	Spanish Navy
Years of service	1938– 1986
Rank	Admiral General (1999)
Unit	JEMAD
Commands	Chief of Defence Staff

Ángel Liberal Lucini (died. October 2, 2006) was a soldier and admiral in the Spanish Military who became the first Chief of the Defense Staff (JEMAD) during its creation, an office he held from January 1984 to October 1986.

ÁngeLucini was born 19 September 1921 in Barcelona. His father, an infantry commander and vice to the captain-general of Valladolid in 1936, was the first victim of Spanish Civil War.

He enrolled in the Naval Academy Cádiz in 1938 at the age of 16-17 and graduated in 1942. He graduated very young and at the age of 23 commands his first ships Torpedo boat LT 25 in 1945, Arcila 1949 and the Alcalá Galiano in 1962. Angel Liberal has never participate in the civil war during his services in the Navy, he was onetime, in commands of 17 ships in the Bodyguard Command, a reports says he has never arrest anyone during his commands that was in 1976 as rear admiral.

He earned a diploma in Naval warfare at Naval War College of which he also did served as the college deputy director, head of studies and instruction of the Military Naval School in 1961, he was naval attaché at the Embassy of Spain in United States.

Post-military

He held various political Military post during his service, he was first Secretary General of the Navy during the creation of Ministry of Defense in 1977 that was during 23-F attempted coup which he dismantled, Secretary General for Defense Economic Affairs and was the Undersecretary of Defense was on February 23, 1981, and during that year Spanish Military enter the Atlantic Alliance. He served in the cabinet of Admiral Nieto Antúnez as a chief cabinet for four years, he was also among the collaborators that sees the creation of the Department of Defense came to exist and was a member of the Council of State in 1996.

Ángel Liberal took part in Spanish-North American negotiations for the Friendship and Cooperation Agreement.

Ranks and commands

He became rear admiral in 1974 served as the head and vice admiral in 1977 from which he rose to the rank of admiral 1982 and became the captain general of the Mediterranean maritime zone in January 1983 until January 1984 when was appointed as the first Chief of the Defense Staff (JEMAD). He works closely with Lieutenant General Gutiérrez Mellado during this time Spain joined the NATO. He represented the Spanish military at the NATO Military Committee and served as the president of the organization for one year between 1984 and 1985, during which he collaborated on the Gibraltar dispute which was prepared by the Institute for International Issues and Foreign Policy, that was in the discussion forum in 1997.

He moved on to the reserve force after completing his tenure as the Chief of the Defense Staff (JEMAD) was in October 1986, Lieutenant General Gonzalo Puigcerver of the air force took over from him as (CHODS) but got an honorary promotion to admiral general in 1999.

Family members

His father Angel Liberal Travieso born March 27, 1891, in San Juan de, Puerto Rico to Ángel Liberal Rodríguez and Providencia Travieso, he was the aide-de-camp in 1931 to Captain General of Valladolid General Nicolás Molero Lobo and his assistant in 1936, during the civil war, his father died trying to oppose a rebellious troops who are trying to assault the Captaincy building in Villacastín. His father was fatally wounded, he was the first to be killed, the bullet shot by commander Riobóo in the Castilian city during the civil war. His mother was Ana María Fernández Núñez-Mota, he has three siblings María Gloria, Eduardo who is a lieutenant in the Navy commanded the destroyer Marqués de la Ensenada, and María Concepción. His mother Ana María was the daughter of Admiral and captain general of the Cantabrian Pedro Fernández Martín and three of her brothers are served in the Navy.

Death

Ángel Liberal Lucini died on October 2, 2006, after at Ruber Clinic in Madrid, he was at age 85.

Decorations

Military decorations
	Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of San Hermenegildo
	Grand Cross of Aeronautical Merit
	Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild (Insignia, Knight Commander and Cross)
	Cross of Aeronautical Merit
	Grand Cross of the Order of Carlos III
	Grand Cross of the North American Legion of Merit in Command
	Grand Cross of Isabel la Católica
	Medal of the Order of Constitutional Merit
	Grand Cross of Civil Merit
	Grand Cross of Naval Merit
	NATO Meritorious Service Medal

See also

In Spanish: Ángel Liberal Lucini para niños