Ignacio Velázquez Rivera (born 1953) is a Spanish politician who served as mayor of
Melilla from 1991 and became the first Mayor-President on 14 March 1995 when the enclave on the north coast of
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
became an autonomous community. He held the post until 1998.
Velázquez was born in
Ceuta
Ceuta (, , ; ar, سَبْتَة, Sabtah) is a Spanish autonomous city on the north coast of Africa.
Bordered by Morocco, it lies along the boundary between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of several Spanish territorie ...
, the other Spanish enclave in mainland Africa.
Velázquez' resume
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Living people
1953 births
Mayor-Presidents of Melilla
Members of the Assembly of Melilla
People from Ceuta
People from Melilla
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