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Feb 13, 2023 · Francisco Franco was a ruthless dictator from 1936-1975, killing thousands of political opponents (especially Catalans and Basques) and oppressing many more by utilizing a secret police network.
Feb 13, 2024 · Francisco Franco, the Spanish dictator who ruled from 1939 until his death in 1975, wielded significant power over Spain’s military throughout his regime. Emerging victorious from the Spanish Civil War, Franco established a totalitarian regime characterized by repression, censorship, and authoritarian rule.
Oct 24, 2019 · By CIARÁN GILES. Published 1:27 AM PDT, October 24, 2019. MADRID (AP) — The body of dictator Gen. Francisco Franco is being exhumed Thursday from the grandiose mausoleum at the Valley of the Fallen before being transferred to a more discreet, private resting place.
Oct 24, 2019 · MADRID (AP) — Turning a momentous page in its history, Spain on Thursday exhumed the remains of dictator Gen. Francisco Franco from his grandiose mausoleum outside Madrid and reburied them in a small family crypt north of the capital.
Jul 20, 2021 · Published 5:39 AM PDT, July 20, 2021. MADRID (AP) — Spain’s government wants to outlaw expressions of support for Gen. Francisco Franco’s 20th-century dictatorship and ban bodies which praise that period’s policies and leaders.
View search results for: AP. (1892–1975). Unlike many other modern dictators, Francisco Franco was soft-spoken and religious. He began his long reign as the dictator of Spain in 1939. Francisco Franco was born on Dec. 4, 1892, in El Ferrol, Galicia, the northwesternmost province of Spain. His father, Nicholas, was a naval officer.
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Feb 27, 2018 · The life, career, personality and death of the Spanish Dictator Francisco Franco, who rather oddly might have been the most successful twentieth century fascist.
