Ignacio Velázquez Rivera (born 1953) is a Spanish politician who served as mayor of

Melilla Melilla (, ; ) is an autonomous city of Spain on the North African coast. It lies on the eastern side of the Cape Three Forks, bordering Morocco and facing the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of . It was part of the Province of Málaga un ...

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. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...

became an autonomous community. He held the post until 1998. Velázquez was born in

Ceuta Ceuta (, , ; ) is an Autonomous communities of Spain#Autonomous cities, autonomous city of Spain on the North African coast. Bordered by Morocco, it lies along the boundary between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Ceuta is one of th ...

, 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 {{Melilla-politician-stub