GENERAL FRANCO

Francisco Franco was a great dictator, military Spanish. He was Head of State, the Government of Armies of Spain.
Beginning his military career in 1907 and in 1912 volunteered for Morocco. He acceded to the rank of general in 1926.  
He joined the military uprising against the constitutional government of  President Manuel Azaña, addressing Tetouan (Africa), where the so-called National Uprising began, beginning the Civil War. He was elected  Generalissimo  of the Armies and head of state. In 1938 he took the title of  leader of Spain and Generalissimo of the Army, Navy and Air Force. Upon  completion in 1939 the Spanish civil war established an authoritarian regime.
In 1945, after the Second World War, his regime was subjected to diplomatic  isolation by the victorious powers. The military pacts with the United States in 1956 ended this isolation. In 1959, the stabilization plan started  opening promoting strong economic growth that characterized the decade of the 60s. Proclaimed in 1969 Juan Carlos de Borbón as his successor.

Here a video of the last discourse of Franco

Made by : Alejandra Romero and Paula Romero