What Is Fascism?

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5. Francisco Franco

Francisco France was Spain’s head of state between 1936 and 1975. He had the title of Caudillo, which roughly translates into English as “strong man,” or “dictator.” Franco rose to the position of General in the Spanish army, and was the youngest general in all of Europe at the time, attaining the rank at only 33 years old. In 1936, he helped lead a failed coup against the government.

This led to a civil war and, as other generals were killed, Franco became the most powerful man in the country. He was appointed head of state and Generalissimo in 1936. After winning the war, he became even more powerful than before, and he had a brutal reign that saw the deaths of around 100,000 to 200,000 people.

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