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Spanish Civil War: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.

Historical image related to Spanish Civil War: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain. from October 1, 1936

Spanish Civil War

1936–1939 civil war in Spain

The Spanish Civil War was fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the left-leaning Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic and included socialists, anarchists, communists and separatists. The opposing…
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Francisco Franco

Leader of Spain from 1939 to 1975

Francisco Franco Bahamonde was a Spanish general and dictator 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, assuming the title Caudillo. This period in Spanish history,…
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