Enrique Sarasola
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2013) |
Enrique Sarasola Lerchundi (24 August 1937 – 2 November 2002) was a Spanish industrialist, a major figure in his country's transition to democracy,[citation needed] and an owner and breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses.
A native of
Prime Minister of the Spanish government in 1982, Enrique Sarasola became a powerful figure during Gonzalez' fourteen years in office.[1][2][3] However, he would come under much criticism and be involved in court battles over charges of patronage and political corruption.[4]
Enrique Sarasola owned a number of successful racehorses, the best known of which was Helissio, winner of the 1996 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and European Horse of the Year. From 1992 until its closure in 1996, Sarasola was the owner of Hipodromo de la Zarzuela race track, just west of Madrid.[5][6]
After a long illness, Enrique Sarasola died at age 65 in 2002 in a
Eventing World Championship and the 2000 Summer Olympics
.
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) La Gran Cloaca (II). Enrique Sarasola Lerchundi y otras hierbas
- ^ (in Spanish) Las relaciones del narco Pablo Escobar con el expresidente español Felipe González
- ^ (in Spanish) Felipe González se va a Colombia nacionalizado con sus amigos “narcopolíticos”: una comisión de 19 millones
- ^ "Sarasola niega ante el juez haber participado en el metro de Medellin". EL PAIS.
- ^ "La Zarzuela Racetrack, Spain". Archived from the original on 2006-08-19. Retrieved 2006-09-15.
- ^ "Los herederos de Enrique Sarasola Lerchundi tendrán que pagar 34 millones al Grupo Torras noticias Nacional actualidad" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "Muere a los 65 años de edad el empresario guipuzcoano Enrique Sarasola". ABC.
  | This business-related Spanish biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |