He ruled Spain as an authoritarian dictator from 1939-1975 and was responsible for much of Spain's neutrality in World War II and growth during the 1950s and 1960s. He created much of the infrastructure (both physical and societal) that has been central in modern Spain. He also groomed the current King Juan Carlos I as his protégé, indirectly setting the stage for Spain's current Constitutional Monarchy. (It is unlikely he intended for Juan Carlos to embrace democracy.)
They were led by General Francisco Franco Bahamonde .
General Francisco Franco from the Nationalist forces won the war and took over as dictator and declared Spain a Monarchy again with himself acting as regent on behalf of the King. Franco ruled until his death in 1975 when King Juan Carlos I took over and reintroduced democracy by 1978.
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco the Dictator and leader of Spain.
General Francisco Franco:
During WWII, Spain was dictatorship led by General Francisco Franco Bahamonde.
Francisco Franco was the ruler of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975.
They were led by General Francisco Franco Bahamonde .
General Francisco Franco was the absolute dictator of Spain from 1939 until 1975.
Francisco Franco was the Spanish military dictator during World War 2.
General Francisco Franco Bahamonde, normally just called Franco.
General Francisco Franco
A former dictator of Spain was General Francisco Franco.
Francisco Franco
One was the tyrannical ruler of the USSR & the other was the fascist dictator in Spain.
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