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{{Villain_Infobox|fullname = Francisco Franco Bahamonde|alias = General Franco<br> El Caudillo<br>The Generalissimo|occupation = Dictator of Spain (1936 - 1975)
|fullname = Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde
|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 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}}
|Image = Francisco Franco.jpg
'''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.
|origin = Ferrol, Spain
|alias = General Franco<br>El Caudillo<br>The Generalissimo<br>Sentinel of the West<br>Supreme Captain<br>Savior of the Fatherland<br>Little Light of El Pardo
|occupation = Dictator of Spain (1939 - 1975)
|skills = Leadership<br>Military training
|hobby = Fishing (reported; in his free time)
|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 (all succeeded)
|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Mass murder]]<br>[[Arson]]<br>Harbouring fugitives<br>Human rights abuses<br>Mass internment<br>Mass repression<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Authoritarianism]]<br>[[Hate Speech]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[Islamophobia]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Persecution of Christians]]
|type of villain = Fascist Dictator}}
{{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 y 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.


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 y 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.)
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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Franco’s domestic policies became somewhat more liberal during the 1950s and ’60s, and the continuity of his regime, together with its capacity for creative evolution, won him at least a limited degree of respect from some of his critics. Franco said that he did not find the burden of government particularly heavy, and, in fact, his rule was marked by absolute self-confidence and relative indifference to criticism. He demonstrated marked political ability in gauging the psychology of the diverse elements, ranging from moderate liberals to extreme reactionaries, whose support was necessary for his regime’s survival. He maintained a careful balance among them and largely left the execution of policy to his appointees, thereby placing himself as arbiter above the storm of ordinary political conflict. To a considerable degree, the opprobrium for unsuccessful or unpopular aspects of policy tended to fall on individual ministers rather than on Franco. The Falange state party, downgraded in the early 1940s, in later years became known merely as the “Movement” and lost much of its original quasi-fascist identity.
Franco’s domestic policies became somewhat more liberal during the 1950s and ’60s, and the continuity of his regime, together with its capacity for creative evolution, won him at least a limited degree of respect from some of his critics. Franco said that he did not find the burden of government particularly heavy, and, in fact, his rule was marked by absolute self-confidence and relative indifference to criticism. He demonstrated marked political ability in gauging the psychology of the diverse elements, ranging from moderate liberals to extreme reactionaries, whose support was necessary for his regime’s survival. He maintained a careful balance among them and largely left the execution of policy to his appointees, thereby placing himself as arbiter above the storm of ordinary political conflict. To a considerable degree, the opprobrium for unsuccessful or unpopular aspects of policy tended to fall on individual ministers rather than on Franco. The Falange state party, downgraded in the early 1940s, in later years became known merely as the “Movement” and lost much of its original quasi-fascist identity.
[[File:Luis Carrero Blanco, 1963 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Rigth hand,Carrero Blanco]]
 
Unlike most rulers of rightist authoritarian regimes, Franco provided for the continuity of his government after his death through an official referendum in 1947 that made the Spanish state a monarchy and ratified Franco’s powers as a sort of regent for life. In 1967 he opened direct elections for a small minority of deputies to the parliament and in 1969 officially designated the then 32-year-old prince Juan Carlos, the eldest son of the nominal pretender to the Spanish throne, as his official successor upon his death. Franco resigned his position of premier in 1973 but retained his functions as head of state, commander in chief of the armed forces, and head of the “Movement.”
Unlike most rulers of rightist authoritarian regimes, Franco provided for the continuity of his government after his death through an official referendum in 1947 that made the Spanish state a monarchy and ratified Franco’s powers as a sort of regent for life. In 1967 he opened direct elections for a small minority of deputies to the parliament and in 1969 officially designated the then 32-year-old prince Juan Carlos, the eldest son of the nominal pretender to the Spanish throne, as his official successor upon his death. Franco resigned his position of premier in 1973 but retained his functions as head of state, commander in chief of the armed forces, and head of the “Movement.”


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==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.
== Trivia ==
* Although the Axis powers helped Franco, he hated Imperial Japan for the conquest of the Philippine Islands.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Franco.jpg
Francisco_Franco_1930.jpg
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800px-Francisco_Franco_and_Carmen_Polo.jpg
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==Videos==
==Videos==
<YouTube width=320 height=180>https://youtu.be/dAS1LmvAS9U</YouTube>
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<YouTube width=320 height=180>https://youtu.be/3Rg73w2jk0k</YouTube>
Franco - Caudillo of Spain
<YouTube width=320 height=180>https://youtu.be/7X7CMGXAAVo</YouTube>
Francisco Franco The Rise of the Generalisimo
<YouTube width=320 height=180>https://youtu.be/YyBXloggDLw</YouTube>
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