Franco, Francisco

A Spanish general and dictator of the twentieth century, often called Generalissimo Franco. Franco, a fascist ( see fascism ), successfully led the Nationalist armies against the Loyalists during the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s and then ruled Spain firmly until his death in 1975.

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The writers surveyed offered a broad uniformity of opinion—fascist golpista Francisco Franco must be defeated!

The day before, Generalissimo Francisco Franco, the longtime dictator of Spain, had finally died after an interminable illness.

General Francisco Franco and his army defeated the forces which wanted a republic, and also those who wanted to set up Communism.

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