Franco,
Francisco (born Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde) 1892-1975; Sp. general: dictator of Spain (1939-75)
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(frăngˈkō, frängˈ-), Francisco Known as “El Caudillo.” 1892-1975.
Spanish soldier and political leader who directed the Nationalist government and rebel armed forces that defeated the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). He ruled as dictator (1939-1975) until his death, upon which the Bourbon monarchy was restored.