Question

Was Francisco Franco a dictator in Spain? Yes or No.

Answer 1

Yes fransisco franco was a miliatary dicactor from 1939 until he passed away.

Answer 2

Generalissimo Francisco Franco was definitely a dictator in Spain because:

• he seized power by force after defeating the Republicans (advocates of democracy) at the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939
• he never relinquished power until the day of his death, in 1976
• he ruled advised by a council, but he always had the last word
• he suppressed the freedom of speech and many other individual rights during his rule
• he persecuted all dissidents (people opposing his ideas and government style) and had them imprisoned, exiled or executed