Franco

Francisco Franco · Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975) · 1892–1975

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Summary

Dominique Pagani mentions Franco occasionally, as a historical reference point rather than as a subject of study. In the sessions devoted to Michel Clouscard, he notes that Francoism blocks capitalist development in Spain1 and that Franco takes charge of the anti-communist struggle elsewhere2. He also mentions Opus Dei, which relied on his dictatorship3. Above all, he returns several times to the attitude of the Western democracies during the Spanish Civil War. French pacifists refuse to intervene against the "Francoist hordes"4, while Nazi Germany heavily arms Franco and the West remains "pacifist"5. In 2024, he points out that Franco was left free to settle scores with the communists while there was intervention in Finland6. In sessions on war and peace, Ukraine or the Sahel, he uses these reminders to set the professed pacifism of the Western powers against their selective interventions.

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Who is this?

Francisco Franco Bahamonde (4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish military general and politician who was the leader of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975. He led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939. This period in Spanish history, from the Nationalist victory to Franco's death, is commonly known as Francoist Spain. […]

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