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{{Infobox politician|name=Francisco Franco|birth_date=4 December 1892|birth_place=Ferrol, [[Spanish State|Spain]]|death_date=20 November 1975 (aged 82)|death_place=Madrid, Spain|nationality=Spanish|political_orientation=[[Fascism]]<br>[[Falangism]]|political_party=[[FET y de las JONS]]|image=RETRATO DEL GRAL. FRANCISCO FRANCO BAHAMONDE (adjusted levels).jpg}}
{{Infobox politician|name=Francisco Franco|birth_date=4 December 1892|birth_place=Ferrol, [[Spanish State|Spain]]|death_date=20 November 1975 (aged 82)|death_place=Madrid, Spain|nationality=Spanish|political_orientation=[[Fascism]]<br>[[Falangism]]|political_party=[[FET y de las JONS]]|image=RETRATO DEL GRAL. FRANCISCO FRANCO BAHAMONDE (adjusted levels).jpg}}


'''Francisco Franco Bahamonde''', was a [[Spanish State (1939-1975)|Spanish]] military general who ruled Spain under a fascist dictatorship from 1939, when he seized power following the [[Spanish Civil War]], until his death in 1975. Despite ruling a brutal dictatorship, Franco's regime was supported by the [[Imperial core|west]], as they saw the ideology, not dissimilar to their own, as a useful tool against [[communism]].
'''Francisco Franco Bahamonde''', was a [[Spanish State (1939-1975)|Spanish]] military general who ruled Spain under a fascist dictatorship from 1939, when he seized power following the [[Spanish Civil War]], until his death in 1975.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|year=1977|chapter=Franco, Francisco|chapter-url=https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Franco,+Francisco|title=[[Great Soviet Encyclopedia]] (3rd ed.)|volume=27|page=618|city=Moscow|pdf=https://ia804601.us.archive.org/2/items/B-001-032-507-748-ALL/БСЭ_3изд_т27_604.pdf|trans-title=Boljšaja sovjetskaja enciklopjedija|trans-lang=Russian}}</ref> Franco's brutal dictatorship was supported by the [[Imperial core|west]], as they saw the ideology, not dissimilar to their own, as a useful tool against [[communism]]. Under him, Spain was declared a [[Monarchy|kingdom]], though the Spanish king only took power after Franco's death.<ref name =":0" />


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[Benito Mussolini]]
* [[Benito Mussolini]]
* [[António de Oliveira Salazar]]
* [[António de Oliveira Salazar]]
==Notes==
<references />


[[Category:Anti-communists]]
[[Category:Anti-communists]]

Revision as of 16:52, 10 October 2025

Francisco Franco
Born4 December 1892
Ferrol, Spain
Died20 November 1975 (aged 82)
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Political orientationFascism
Falangism
Political partyFET y de las JONS


Francisco Franco Bahamonde, was a Spanish military general who ruled Spain under a fascist dictatorship from 1939, when he seized power following the Spanish Civil War, until his death in 1975.[1] Franco's brutal dictatorship was supported by the west, as they saw the ideology, not dissimilar to their own, as a useful tool against communism. Under him, Spain was declared a kingdom, though the Spanish king only took power after Franco's death.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Great Soviet Encyclopedia (3rd ed.), vol. 27: 'Franco, Francisco' (1977) (Russian: Boljšaja sovjetskaja enciklopjedija). [PDF] Moscow.