Spain’s King Juan Carlos Facing Calls To Abdicate Over African Hunting Trip

Update 19 April 2012: Spanish King Apologizes For Botswana Elephant Hunt

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April 16, 2012

Spain’s King Juan Carlos is facing an onslaught of criticism -- including calls for his abdication -- following an elephant-hunting expedition in the southern African nation of Botswana...


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Quote: "The sight of a monarch hunting elephants in Africa when the economic crisis in our country is causing so many problems for Spaniards does not set a good example."
---> El Mundo

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Source: Spain’s King Juan Carlos Facing Calls To Abdicate Over African Hunting Trip
Author: div

Link: Big Dame Hunting - Spanish Royalty in Crisis after King's Antics
Link: Spanish king under fire for elephant hunting trip


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