After nearly 40 years on the
throne, Spain's King Juan Carlos will be stepping
down, the country's prime minister said Monday.
The monarch's 46-year-old son, Felipe, will take
over.
Spaniards generally hold the king in high regard for
his service to the nation and his defense of
democracy after the death of the dictator Francisco
Franco in 1975 -- especially the king's decisive
stand to halt a right-wing military coup in 1981.
The king is 76.
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