Francisco Franco | |
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| Born | 4 December 1892 Ferrol, Spain |
| Died | 20 November 1975 (aged 82) Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Political orientation | Fascism Falangism |
| Political party | FET 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. Despite ruling a brutal dictatorship, Franco's regime was supported by the west, as they saw the ideology, not dissimilar to their own, as a useful tool against communism.