Thereafter he was the head of the government of spain until 1973 and head of state until his death in 1975 Learn more about franco in this article. Discover francisco franco's life, dictatorship in spain, and his controversial legacy involving politics, war, and family. Although franco had visions of restoring spanish grandeur after the civil war, in reality he was the leader of an exhausted country still divided internally and impoverished by a long and costly war. Francisco franco, the dictator of spain, died on 20 november 1975 from heart failure, at the age of 82 His designated successor, prince juan carlos de borbón, was proclaimed king juan carlos i on 22 november
Juan carlos later led the spanish transition to democracy Franco was buried at the valley of the fallen on 23 november In 2019, his remains were exhumed and reburied at the. A dominican republic appeals court ordered a new trial for tampa bay rays shortstop wander franco
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