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When was Puigdemont elected as the President of Catalonia?

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  • 2014

  • 2016

  • 2018

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In 2016, Carles Puigdemont was elected as the 130th President of Catalonia, an autonomous region in northeastern Spain. During his tenure, which lasted until 2017, Puigdemont played a pivotal role in the region's push for independence from Spain, leading to the Catalan independence referendum and the subsequent declaration of independence, which was deemed unconstitutional by the Spanish government.
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