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{{Villain_Infobox | {{Villain_Infobox|fullname = Francisco Franco Bahamonde|alias = General Franco<br> El Caudillo<br>The Generalissimo|occupation = Dictator of Spain | ||
|fullname = Francisco | * Head of State (Caudillo) of Spain (1936 – 1975) | ||
* Prime Minister of Spain (1938 –1973) | |||
|skills = Leadership<br>Military training|hobby = Fishing (Reported; in his free time)|goals = Win the Spanish Civil War and become dictator of Spain (succeeded)<br>Restore the Spanish monarchy (succeeded)<br>Destroy the Spanish Second Republic (succeeded)<br>Become youngest major in Europe (Succeeded)|type of villain = Fascist military dictator|Image = El caudillo.jpg |origin = Ferrol, Spain|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Arson]]<br>Human rights abuses<br>Mass internment<br>Mass repression<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Authoritarianism]]}}{{Quote|We do not believe in government through the voting booth. The Spanish national will was never freely expressed through the ballot box. Spain has no foolish dreams.|Francisco Franco}} | |||
|alias = General Franco<br>El Caudillo<br>The Generalissimo | '''Francisco Franco Bahamonde''' (December 4<sup>th</sup>, 1892 - November 20<sup>th</sup>, 1975) was a Spanish general and statesman who served as the leader of the [[fascist]] [[Spanish Fallange movement|Spanish Falange movement]] and a conspirator of the Spanish Civil War. He ruled Spain for about forty years, officially holding the title of ''Caudillo''. He led the Spanish far-right movements to overthrow the government and then shoved away any one deemed as a threat to Spain. While he stayed neutral during [[World War II]], he was considered an ally of the [[Axis Powers]] and sent aid to both [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Benito Mussolini]] in the form of a volunteer groups like the spanish Blue Division. The growth proved too much for the economy, with shortages and inflation breaking out towards the end of the 1950s. | ||
|occupation = Dictator of Spain ( | |||
|skills = Leadership<br>Military training | |||
|hobby = Fishing ( | |||
|goals = Win the Spanish Civil War and become dictator of Spain<br>Restore the Spanish monarchy<br>Destroy the Spanish Second Republic<br>Become youngest major in Europe ( | |||
|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[ | |||
{{Quote|We do not believe in government through the voting booth. The Spanish national will was never freely expressed through the ballot box. Spain has no foolish dreams.|Francisco Franco}} | |||
'''Francisco Franco | |||
A staunch enemy of communism, Franco was a strong ally of the United States during the [[Cold War]], and aided them against the Soviet Union until his death in 1975. | A staunch enemy of communism, Franco was a strong ally of the United States during the [[Cold War]], and aided them against the Soviet Union until his death in 1975. | ||
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===Early Childhood=== | ===Early Childhood=== | ||
Francisco Franco | Francisco Franco Bahamonde was born to Spanish nobility on December 4<sup>th</sup>, 1892 in Ferrol Spain. As a child Franco aspired to be a naval officer. (A custom within his family.) | ||
However, these dreams would soon be crushed as a result of the Spanish losing almost all of their colonies following their defeat in the Spanish-American war. | However, these dreams would soon be crushed as a result of the Spanish losing almost all of their colonies following their defeat in the Spanish-American war. | ||
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In 1936, the left wing united into the Popular Front Movement and ran for office against the C.E.D.A and won by a narrow victory. Franco was in exile by the leftist government to avoid the possibility of a mainland coup attempt by right wing generals. On July 17th, 1936, Franco agreed to join in a plot to over throw the republic. With support of the Germans and Italians, Franco and his moorish troops arrived on the main land joined by many followers of the Falange and the Monarchist Requetes. Three years later after brutal fighting, Franco and his forces destroyed the republic and announced the victory on April 1st, 1939. | In 1936, the left wing united into the Popular Front Movement and ran for office against the C.E.D.A and won by a narrow victory. Franco was in exile by the leftist government to avoid the possibility of a mainland coup attempt by right wing generals. On July 17th, 1936, Franco agreed to join in a plot to over throw the republic. With support of the Germans and Italians, Franco and his moorish troops arrived on the main land joined by many followers of the Falange and the Monarchist Requetes. Three years later after brutal fighting, Franco and his forces destroyed the republic and announced the victory on April 1st, 1939. | ||
=== World War | === World War Two === | ||
After | After the [[Civil War|civil war]], Spain's economy was decimated and starvation began as a result of Republican forces destrting Spanish Farms. Adolf Hitler saw an increasing need to have the Spanish as an ally in order to Capture Gibraltar from the British. | ||
In the 1940's, Hitler and Franco held several talks and negotiations. Franco promised to join the [[Axis Powers]] but only if the Axis powers could provide economic support and territorial gains. However, Hitler saw the requests Franco made as Damaging to his own regime (Ceding Territories of [[Philippe Pétain|Petain's]] [[Vichy France]] government.) | |||
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In the end, Hitler realized that having Spain as an ally would be a nuisance and counter productive to the war effort. Hitler later stated, "I'd rather pull my teeth than hear another word from that man!" | In the end, Hitler realized that having Spain as an ally would be a nuisance and counter productive to the war effort. Hitler later stated, "I'd rather pull my teeth than hear another word from that man!" | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
In Spain and abroad, the legacy of Franco remains controversial. The length of his rule, the suppression of opposition, and the effective propaganda sustained through the years has made a detached evaluation impossible. For 40 years, Spaniards, and particularly children at school were told that Divine Providence had sent him to save Spain from chaos and poverty. With time, the regime evolved and the ferocious oppression of the early 1940s was reduced over the years. The economic success of the latter part of his regime won support from many citizens, who found the dramatic rise in the everyday standard of living more significant than his regime's human rights abuses, although strong anti-Francoist views are held by large numbers of Spaniards to this day. | In Spain and abroad, the legacy of Franco remains controversial. The length of his rule, the suppression of opposition, and the effective propaganda sustained through the years has made a detached evaluation impossible. For 40 years, Spaniards, and particularly children at school were told that Divine Providence had sent him to save Spain from chaos and poverty. With time, the regime evolved and the ferocious oppression of the early 1940s was reduced over the years. The economic success of the latter part of his regime won support from many citizens, who found the dramatic rise in the everyday standard of living more significant than his regime's human rights abuses, although strong anti-Francoist views are held by large numbers of Spaniards to this day. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Franco.jpg | |||
Francisco_Franco_1930.jpg | Francisco_Franco_1930.jpg | ||
800px-Francisco_Franco_and_Carmen_Polo.jpg | 800px-Francisco_Franco_and_Carmen_Polo.jpg | ||
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==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
< | <gallery widths="300" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center"> | ||
Franco - Caudillo of Spain | |||
Francisco Franco The Rise of the Generalisimo | |||
</gallery> | |||
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