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Francisco is Born
Francisco Franco was born in Spain. -
Franco joins the army
Francisco wanted to be a sailor, but a reduction in Spain's Naval Academy, caused him to join the army when he was 14. -
Miguel Primo de Rivera
Miguel was a dictator, aristocrat, and military officer who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 1923 to 1930 during Spain's Restoration era. He deeply believed that it was the politicians who had ruined Spain and that governing without them he could restore the nation. -
Mr. & Mrs. Franco
Francisco Franco married Carmen Polo, and they later have a daughter together named Carmen. -
France and Spain
In 1925 France and Spain agreed to combine forces against Abd-el-Krim in Morocco. Franco was placed in command of the Spanish troops and Henri-Philippe Petain led the French Army. In 1926 Franco was appointed Europe's youngest general. Two years later he was appointed commander of Spain's new military academy at Saragossa. This involved him visiting military schools in Germany and France. -
White terror
In Spain, the White terror was the series of acts of politically-motivated violence, rape, and other crimes committed by the Nationalist movement during the Spanish Civil War.The main goal of the White Terror was to terrify the civil population who opposed the coup,eliminate the supporters of the Second Spanish Republic and the militants of the leftist parties,and because of this, some historians have considered the White Terror a genocide. -
Red Terror
The red terror is various acts of violence from 1936 until the Spainish Civil War. The days of this terror were at the beginning of the war, the aftermath of the general's rising, and large areas of the country fell under control of local loyalists and militias. -
Spainish Civil War
In Spain, Republicans, people who were loyal to the democratic, and Nationalists, a group led by Francisco Franco. This war end in which the Nationalists won and it led to Francisco Franco to rule for 36 years until his death in 1975.General Francisco Franco leads the Nationalists to victory in the Civil War. More than 350,000 Spaniards died in the fighting, and Franco purges all remaining Republicans. Spain remains neutral throughout the Second World War, although the government's sympathies cl -
Head of Spain
In Burgos, Spain, Francsico Franco was publicly claimed to be the Head of State and the Generalísimo of the military. -
Franco and Hitler meet
Franco and Hitler meet to discuss Spain's entry into WW2 on the German and Italian side, but Franco decides that Spain should remain neutral. -
World War 2
On this day, Francisco Franco declared that Spain was not ready to enter the war. -
Organic law of 1942
Organic laws are those related to the development of fundamental rights and public liberties, those that approve Statutes of Autonomy and the general electoral regime, and others foreseen in the Constitution. -
World War 2 Ends
World War 2 comes to an end when Germany loses its power. -
Franco Declares Spain a Monarchy
Francisco Franco declared Spain to be a monarchy, to apease the monarchists, but left the throne empty. Francsico himself declared that he was the regent of Spain and regularly wore the uniform of a caption general. He ruled Spain with absolute power, banning political opposition and enforcing a strict censorship. The people were closely watched by military police, forced to speak no language other than Spanish. -
Death
Francisco Franco dies on November 20th 1975.
