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Francoist Spain
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1939–1975 dictature period of Spain
Francoist Spain refers to the period from 1939 to 1975 when General Francisco Franco ruled Spain as a dictator following the country's civil war. This era matters because it shaped modern Spanish history, politics, and society during nearly four decades of authoritarian government.
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- Instance of
- governing body
- Country
- Spain
- Continent
- Africa
- Capital
- Salamanca
- Official language
- Spanish
- Currency
- peseta
- Population
- 35563535
- Area
- 504030
- Head of state
- Francisco Franco
- Form of government
- constitutional monarchy
- Anthem
- Marcha Real
- Shares border with
- Andorra
- Followed by
- Spanish transition to democracy
- Follows
- Second Spanish Republic
- Flag
- flag of Spain
- Coat of arms
- coat of arms of Kingdom of Spain
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- topic's main category
- Category:Francoist Spain
- inception
- 1939-04-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1975-11-20
- Commons category
- Francoist dictatorship
- native label
- Estado Español
- official religion
- Latin Church
- language used
- Basque
- member of
- United Nations
- different from
- Frankism
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Francoist Spain (España franquista), also known as the Franco dictatorship, officially the Spanish State (Estado Español), was a state in Spanish history established in Nationalist-held territories of Spain ruled by Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939 and then comprising the whole of Spain from 1939 until Franco's death in 1975.
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