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| Francisco, (Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco-Bahamonde; “El Caudillo”), 1892–1975, Spanish military leader and dictator: chief of state 1939–47; regent of the kingdom of Spain 1947–75. |
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Fran·co·ism, noun
Fran·co·ist, noun
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Francisco Franco
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Spanish soldier and political leader who directed the Nationalist government and rebel armed forces that defeated the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). He ruled as dictator (1939-1975) until his death, upon which the Bourbon monarchy was restored. |
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| Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975) [syn: Franco] |
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