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{{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 Bahamonde''' (December 4th, 1892 - November 20th, 1975) was the leader of the [[Spanish Fallange movement|Spanish Falange movement]] and a conspirator of the Spanish Civil War. He ~~then became dictator~~ 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. He also tried to banish a large portion of the country. He has caused vast amounts of death and destruction to his own country. But the growth proved too much for the economy, with shortages and inflation breaking out towards the end of the 1950s.

'''Francisco Franco Bahamonde''' (December 4th, 1892 - November 20th, 1975) was a [[fascist]] dictator who served as the leader of the [[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. He also tried to banish a large portion of the country. He has caused vast amounts of death and destruction to his own country. But 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.

==Biography==

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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!"

Franco's reception of Hitler was not much better. Franco thought that Hitler was secretly gay. Due to Franco's [[homophobia]], he feared that he would go to Purgatory for coming into contact with a homosexual. His fear of gay attitude was known by many. As historians read through his diary, there was a strange occurrence in the past. When Hitler and Franco had to share a room, Franco tested if Hitler was gay. Franco went nude in front of Hitler, and an offended Hitler yelled curses at him. Franco was terrified and attempted to chop his penis off. He failed, and the relationship between the two leaders was tense for around six months. Despite this, Spain and the Axis Powers had a good relationship through the duration of the war and Franco provided aid to both Hitler and [[Benito Mussolini]] of Italy when they needed it.

==Legacy==

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 {{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 Bahamonde''' (December 4<sup>th</sup>, 1892 - November 20<sup>th</sup>, 1975) was the leader of the [[Spanish Fallange movement|Spanish Falange movement]] and a conspirator of the Spanish Civil War. He then became dictator 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. He also tried to banish a large portion of the country. He has caused vast amounts of death and destruction to his own country. But the growth proved too much for the economy, with shortages and inflation breaking out towards the end of the 1950s.
+'''Francisco Franco Bahamonde''' (December 4<sup>th</sup>, 1892 - November 20<sup>th</sup>, 1975) was a [[fascist]] dictator who served as the leader of the [[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. He also tried to banish a large portion of the country. He has caused vast amounts of death and destruction to his own country. But 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.
 ==Biography==
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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!"
 Franco's reception of Hitler was not much better. Franco thought that Hitler was secretly gay. Due to Franco's [[homophobia]], he feared that he would go to Purgatory for coming into contact with a homosexual. His fear of gay attitude was known by many. As historians read through his diary, there was a strange occurrence in the past. When Hitler and Franco had to share a room, Franco tested if Hitler was gay. Franco went nude in front of Hitler, and an offended Hitler yelled curses at him. Franco was terrified and attempted to chop his penis off. He failed, and the relationship between the two leaders was tense for around six months. Despite this, Spain and the Axis Powers had a good relationship through the duration of the war and Franco provided aid to both Hitler and [[Benito Mussolini]] of Italy when they needed it.
 ==Legacy==