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1 day ago · Francisco Franco Bahamonde (Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko ˈfɾaŋko βa.aˈmonde]; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish military general who led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War and thereafter ruled over Spain from 1939 to 1975 as a dictator, assuming the title Caudillo.
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May 8, 2024 · Francisco Franco was a general and the leader of the Nationalist forces that overthrew the Spanish democratic republic in the Spanish Civil War (1936–39); thereafter he was the head of the government of Spain until 1973 and the head of state until his death in 1975.
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2 days ago · On 1 October 1936, General Franco was confirmed head of state and armies in Burgos. A similar dramatic success for the Nationalists occurred on 17 October, when troops coming from Galicia relieved the besieged town of Oviedo , in Northern Spain.
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May 9, 2024 · Gen. Francisco Franco's troops in Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War, late 1930s. (more) The captaincy of the Nationalists was gradually assumed by General Franco, leading forces he had brought from Morocco.
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4 days ago · Franco: A Personal and Political Biography. Stanley G. Payne, Jesús Palacios Tapias. Madison, WI, University of Wisconsin Press, 2014, ISBN: 9780299302108; 584pp.; Price: £31.95. Reviewer: Professor Antonio Cazorla Sánchez. Trent University. Citation:
4 days ago · Dictatorship Facts. Source: Politico.eu. Few historical figures have garnered as much controversy and intrigue as Francisco Franco, the Spanish dictator who ruled the country with an iron fist from 1939 until his death in 1975.
1 day ago · After sixteen years without monarchy or kingdom, in 1947, Spain was made a Kingdom again by General Franco, who claimed to rule Spain as Head of state of the Kingdom of Spain through the Law of Succession.
