What did Francisco Franco do while in power?

The general and dictator Francisco Franco (1892-1975) ruled over Spain from 1939 until his death. He rose to power during the bloody Spanish Civil War when, with the help of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, his Nationalist forces overthrew the democratically elected Second Republic. read more

Once Franco was in power (during the Spanish Civil War) first actions were: fascist propaganda started as a personality cult (as in other fascist dictatorships). read more

Francisco Franco was born on December 4, 1892, in El Ferrol, Spain, a northwestern port city with a long history of shipbuilding. The men in his family had served in the navy for generations, and the young Franco expected to follow in their footsteps. read more

Francisco Franco: Francisco Franco, general and leader of the Nationalist forces that overthrew the Spanish democratic republic in the Spanish Civil War (1936–39); thereafter he was the head of the government of Spain until 1973 and head of state until his death in 1975. read more