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Become youngest major in Europe (Succeeded)|type of villain = Fascist Dictator|image = [[File:FRANCO.jpg|thumb]]|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>Human rights violations<br>Mass murder<br>Interrment<br>Extrajudicial punishment}}

{{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^th, 1892 - November 20^th, 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.

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 1rst, 1939.

After the 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 French govornment.)  

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.

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.