This period in Spanish history, from the Nationalist victory to Franco's death, is commonly known as Francoist Spain. Born in Ferrol, Galicia, into an upper-class military family, Franco served in the …

Jan 6, 2026 · Francisco Franco, general and leader of the Nationalist forces that overthrew the Spanish democratic republic in the Spanish Civil War (1936–39); thereafter he was the head of the …

Jan 13, 2025 · Discover Francisco Franco's life, dictatorship in Spain, and his controversial legacy involving politics, war, and family.

Nov 9, 2009 · Francisco Franco (1892-1975) ruled Spain as a military dictator from 1939 until his death. He rose to power during th...

Francisco Franco (Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde Salgado Pardo de Andrade, 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) [2] was a Spanish military leader who ruled as …

Jan 6, 2026 · Francisco Franco - Spanish Civil War, Dictatorship, Regime: Although Franco had visions of restoring Spanish grandeur after the Civil War, in reality he was the leader of an exhausted …

1 day ago · Brazil’s Supreme Court has convicted five men over the 2018 killing of Rio councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes, in a case tied to politics and organized crime.

1 day ago · Two politicians and two former police officers were found guilty in the assassination of a rival, Marielle Franco, a Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman who fought corruption and violence.

1 day ago · Brazil’s Supreme Court imposes steep sentences for Marielle Franco murder The shooting of Franco, an activist, raised questions about political violence and corruption within Brazil’s …

1 day ago · Marielle Franco case: Brazão brothers convicted of ordering murder of Rio councilwoman Brazil’s Supreme Court has reached a verdict on the most significant political killing of the decade, …