Francisco Franco

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Francisco Franco was a Spanish military general and dictator who ruled Spain from 1939 to 1975, establishing an authoritarian, nationalist regime following his victory in the Spanish Civil War.


Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic
dictator
head of state
human
military officer
politician
alliance Axis powers
surface form: "Axis powers (World War II, non-belligerent alignment)"
birthDate 1892-12-04
birthPlace Ferrol
Galicia
Spain
burialPlace Valle de los Caídos
cameToPowerBy military coup
victory in the Spanish Civil War
child María del Carmen Franco y Polo
conflict Rif War
Spanish Civil War
countryGoverned Spain
countryOfCitizenship Spain
deathDate 1975-11-20
deathPlace Madrid
endOfRule 1975
familyName Francisco Franco
surface form: "Franco"
fullName Francisco Franco
surface form: "Francisco Franco Bahamonde"
givenName Francisco
governmentForm authoritarian regime
military dictatorship
ideology Spanish nationalism
anti-communism
authoritarianism
conservatism
laterBurialPlace Mingorrubio Cemetery
militaryRank Captain general
Generalísimo
notableAward Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand
notableEvent Spanish Civil War
notablePolicy censorship
centralization of power
promotion of Spanish nationalism
repression of political opposition
occupation politician
soldier
positionHeld Francisco Franco
surface form: "Caudillo of Spain"

Head of State of Spain
Prime Minister of Spain
religion Roman Catholicism
roleInEvent leader of Nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War
spouse Carmen Polo
startOfRule 1939
startTime 1936-07-18
successor Juan Carlos I of Spain

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flechas Azules Division allegiance Francisco Franco
Flechas Negras Division allegiance Francisco Franco
Emilio Mola alliedWith Francisco Franco
Aragon Offensive commander Francisco Franco
Catalonia Offensive commander Francisco Franco
Nationalist faction (Spain) commander Francisco Franco
Nationalist forces commander Francisco Franco
Spanish Civil War commanderForces Francisco Franco
Valle de los Caídos commissionedBy Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco familyName Francisco Franco
this entity surface form: "Franco"
James Franco familyName Francisco Franco
this entity surface form: "Franco"
Francisco Franco fullName Francisco Franco
this entity surface form: "Francisco Franco Bahamonde"
Generalísimo grantedTo Francisco Franco
Generalísimo grantedTo Francisco Franco
this entity surface form: "Francisco Franco Bahamonde"
Francoist Spain headOfState Francisco Franco
Nationalist forces headOfStateRecognized Francisco Franco
Benito Mussolini ideologicalInfluenceOn Francisco Franco
Nationalist faction (Spain) leader Francisco Franco
Nationalist forces leader Francisco Franco
Spanish Civil War leader Francisco Franco
Francoist Spain namedAfter Francisco Franco
Generalísimo notableBearer Francisco Franco
Legión Española notableCommander Francisco Franco
Siege of Madrid notableCommander Francisco Franco
Spanish Foreign Legion notableCommander Francisco Franco
Second Spanish Republic notableFigure Francisco Franco
Battle of Guadalajara opponentCommander Francisco Franco
Enrique Líster opposed Francisco Franco
Spanish Republicans opposed Francisco Franco
Dolores Ibárruri opposedTo Francisco Franco
La Pasionaria opposedTo Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco positionHeld Francisco Franco
this entity surface form: "Caudillo of Spain"
Juan Carlos I of Spain predecessor Francisco Franco
Battle of the Ebro primaryOpposingLeader Francisco Franco
Aviazione Legionaria supported Francisco Franco
Eoin O'Duffy supported Francisco Franco
Flechas Azules Division supportedLeader Francisco Franco
Condor Legion supports Francisco Franco
Corpo Truppe Volontarie supports Francisco Franco