Francisco Franco


Francisco Franco
Caudillo of Spain[b]
In office
1 October 1936[a] – 20 November 1975
Preceded by
  • Miguel Cabanellas
    (President of the National Defence Junta of the Nationalist side)
  • José Miaja
    (President of the Defence Council of the Republican side)
Succeeded byJuan Carlos I
(King of Spain)
Prime Minister of Spain[c]
In office
30 January 1938[a] – 9 June 1973
Deputy
Preceded by
Succeeded byLuis Carrero Blanco
Personal details
Born(1892-12-04)4 December 1892
Ferrol, Galicia, Kingdom of Spain
Died20 November 1975(1975-11-20) (aged 82)
Madrid, Spanish State
Cause of deathSeptic shock
Resting placeMingorrubio Cemetery, El Pardo, Madrid, Spain
Political partyFET y de las JONS
Spouse(s)
Carmen Polo (m. 1923)
ChildrenMaría del Carmen
MotherMaría del Pilar Bahamonde
FatherNicolás Franco
RelativesNicolás Franco (brother)
Ramón Franco (brother)
Francisco Franco (cousin)
Ricardo de la Puente (cousin)
ResidenceEl Pardo, Madrid
EducationInfantry Academy of Toledo
Signature
Military service
Nickname(s)Caudillo
Allegiance Kingdom of Spain
(1907–1931)
Spanish Republic
(1931–1936)
Francoist Spain Spanish State
(1936–1975)
Branch/service Spanish Armed Forces
Years of service1907–1975
RankCaptain general of the Army
Captain general of the Air Force
Captain general of the Navy
CommandsAll (Generalísimo)
Battles/wars2nd Melillan Campaign (WIA)
Rif War
Revolution of 1934
Spanish Civil War
Ifni War

Francisco Franco (Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde Salgado Pardo de Andrade, 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975)[2] was a Spanish military leader who ruled as fascist dictator of Spain from 1939 until his death.

His ideology was called Francoism (Spanish: franquismo) or Falangism
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  1. "Ley 14/1973, de 8 de junio, por la que se suspende la vinculación de la Presidencia del Gobierno a la Jefatura del Estado" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (138). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 11686. 9 June 1973. ISSN 0212-033X.
  2. [1] (actually says Nov 19)

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