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Officially, he died a few minutes after midnight on 20 November 1975 from heart failure, at the age of 82 – on the same date as the death of José Antonio Primo de Rivera, the founder of the Falange, in 1936. Historian Ricardo de la Cierva claimed, however, that he had been told around 6 pm on 19 November that Franco had already died. [234]
The Spanish transition to democracy, known in Spain as la Transición (IPA: [la tɾansiˈθjon]; ' the Transition ') or la Transición española (' the Spanish Transition '), is a period of modern Spanish history encompassing the regime change that moved from the Francoist dictatorship to the consolidation of a parliamentary system, in the form of constitutional monarchy under Juan Carlos I.
The Civil War had ravaged the Spanish economy. Infrastructure had been damaged, workers killed and daily business severely hampered. For more than a decade after Franco's victory, the economy improved little. Franco initially pursued a policy of autarky, cutting off almost all international trade. The policy had devastating effects and the ...
The Hungarian state led by Miklós Horthy recognised Franco's government in February 1938. [22] After World War II ended, the Republican government was recognised as the only legitimate government of Spain by the Hungarian People's Republic on 28 July 1946. [2]: 298 Relations were reestablished with Madrid on 9 January 1977, after Franco had died.
Also, the celebration of "Day of Victory" during the Franco era was changed to "Armed Forces Day" so respect was paid to both Nationalist and Republican parties of the Civil War. The pact underpinned the transition to democracy of the 1970s [ 4 ] and ensured that difficult questions about the recent past were suppressed for fear of endangering ...
Spain's government has begun closing down the Francisco Franco foundation, a non-profit organisation set up by sympathisers of the late dictator, Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun said on Thursday.
James Franco is leaving the past in the past.. The actor, 46, spoke to Variety ahead of the Rome Film Festival premiere of his movie Hey Joe, revealing what it was like to go from a beloved star ...
The aftermath of World War II saw the rise of two superpowers, the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US). The aftermath of World War II was also defined by the rising threat of nuclear warfare, the creation and implementation of the United Nations as an intergovernmental organization, and the decolonization of Asia, Oceania, South America and Africa by European and East Asian powers ...