Francoist Spain

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Francoist Spain was the authoritarian dictatorship led by General Francisco Franco from the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939 until his death in 1975, marked by political repression, nationalism, and conservative Catholic social policies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf authoritarian dictatorship
historical state
regime
alsoKnownAs Franco dictatorship
Francoist Spain
surface form: Franco regime

Francoist regime
antiCommunistRepression persecution of leftists and Republicans
capital Madrid
censorship strict state censorship of press and culture
churchStateRelation confessional Catholic state
constitutionLikeDocument Fuero de los Españoles
Fuero del Trabajo
Ley de Principios del Movimiento Nacional
Ley de Sucesión en la Jefatura del Estado
country Spain
economicPolicy autarky (1930s–1950s)
developmentalism (from late 1950s)
educationPolicy centralized, Catholic-influenced education
endCause death of Francisco Franco in 1975
endTime 1975
followedBy Kingdom of Spain
surface form: Kingdom of Spain (constitutional monarchy)

Spanish transition to democracy
foreignPolicy Cold War alignment with United States and Western bloc
initial sympathy with Axis powers in World War II
non-belligerent in World War II
fullNameOfRulingParty Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista
governmentType authoritarian one-party state
headOfState Francisco Franco
ideology Spanish nationalism
anti-communism
conservatism
monarchism (in later years)
national Catholicism
internationalAgreement 1953 Pact of Madrid with the United States
internationalOrganizationMembership United Nations
surface form: United Nations (from 1955)
internationalStatusPostWWII initial diplomatic isolation
keyEconomicPlan Stabilization Plan of 1959
leaderTitle Caudillo
minorityLanguagePolicy repression of Basque
repression of Catalan
repression of Galician
namedAfter Francisco Franco
officialLanguage Spanish
officialSyndicalOrganization vertical syndicates
politicalPartyInPower FET y de las JONS
politicalPluralism prohibited
politicalRepression widespread
precededBy Second Spanish Republic
propagandaInstrument NO-DO newsreels
religionPolicy privileged role for Roman Catholic Church
secretPolice Brigada Político-Social
socialPolicy conservative Catholic social norms
startTime 1939
stateSecurityForces Guardia Civil
Guardia Civil
surface form: Policía Armada
successionLaw designated Juan Carlos de Borbón as successor as king
tradeUnions independent trade unions banned
warCrimesContext post–Spanish Civil War reprisals and executions
womenOrganization Sección Femenina
womenRightsPolicy severe legal and social restrictions on women
youthOrganization Frente de Juventudes

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Brigada Político-Social operatedIn Francoist Spain
Brigada Político-Social ideology Francoist Spain
this entity surface form: Francoism
Brigada Político-Social partOf Francoist Spain
this entity surface form: Francoist repressive apparatus
Brigada Político-Social activeDuring Francoist Spain
this entity surface form: Francoist dictatorship
Stabilization Plan of 1959 appliedIn Francoist Spain
Stabilization Plan of 1959 implementedBy Francoist Spain
this entity surface form: Francisco Franco regime
Stabilization Plan of 1959 politicalContext Francoist Spain
this entity surface form: Francoist dictatorship
Fuero del Trabajo legalSystem Francoist Spain
Fuero del Trabajo promulgatedBy Francoist Spain
this entity surface form: Francoist regime
Sección Femenina activeDuring Francoist Spain
this entity surface form: Francoist dictatorship
NO-DO newsreels operatedIn Francoist Spain
NO-DO newsreels controlledBy Francoist Spain
this entity surface form: Francoist regime
Fuero de los Españoles inForceDuring Francoist Spain
this entity surface form: Franco dictatorship
Frente de Juventudes ideology Francoist Spain
this entity surface form: Francoism
Frente de Juventudes partOf Francoist Spain
this entity surface form: Francoist regime
Frente de Juventudes operatedIn Francoist Spain
Spanish Socialist Workers Party opposes Francoist Spain
this entity surface form: Francoist dictatorship
Juan Yagüe politicalAlignment Francoist Spain
Juan Yagüe associatedWith Francoist Spain
this entity surface form: Francoist regime
Gonzalo Queipo de Llano movement Francoist Spain
Spanish Blue Division sentByGovernment Francoist Spain
Cortes of the Second Spanish Republic followedBy Francoist Spain
this entity surface form: Francoist dictatorship
Treaties of Spain hasParticipant Francoist Spain
Cría cuervos setInPeriod Francoist Spain
Cortes Españolas politicalSystem Francoist Spain
Cortes Españolas establishedBy Francoist Spain
this entity surface form: Francoist regime
Cortes Españolas historicalPeriod Francoist Spain
this entity surface form: Francoist dictatorship
Adolfo Suárez memberOf Francoist Spain
this entity surface form: Movimiento Nacional (Francoist Spain)
Spanish Nationalist Air Force country Francoist Spain
this entity surface form: Nationalist Spain
ikurriña bannedDuring Francoist Spain
Ikurriña bannedDuring Francoist Spain
Viridiana censorshipAuthorityOpposedBy Francoist Spain
Ifni–Sahara War belligerent Francoist Spain
Constitution Day of Spain relatedTo Francoist Spain
concert work "Suite from 'The Silence of Others'" associatedWith Francoist Spain
subject surface form: Suite from 'The Silence of Others'
Fascism associatedWith Francoist Spain
this entity surface form: Francoism
Confederación Española de Derechas Autónomas bannedBy Francoist Spain
this entity surface form: Francoist regime
Francoist military forces partOf Francoist Spain
The Blind Sunflowers theme Francoist Spain
Loyalist Spain opposedTo Francoist Spain
this entity surface form: Nationalist Spain
Spanish Nationalists mergedInto Francoist Spain