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1.Biography Francisco Franco was born on December 4, 1892. He was born in El Ferrol, Spain. El Ferrol is a coastal in northwestern Spain. He was the son of a naval postmaker. He had two brothers and two sisters. He spent alot of time with them. When he was 14 he entered the Ifantry Academy of Toledo. He was commisioned as a lieutenant after he graduated. Two years later he obtained a commission to Morocco. In 1928 he became the director of the newly created General Military Academy of Zrargoza.

2.Power The designated leader of the uprising died in a plane crash on July 20, 1936. People saw Franco as an unfit leader. However, on September 21, 1936 he was named the commander in chief. A couple of days later he was named the general of the national army and the head of state.

3.Keeping Powers Franco didn't involve Spain in World War Two. He became an extreme anti-communist crusader. By doing this it helped him get into an alliance with the United States.The United States opened air force bases in Spain. He kept the people happy which caused less stress.

4.Eliminate Opposition, People Imprisoned, and Killings In the early years of his regimine Franco did try to eliminate opposition. He wasn't successful so he stopped. He eased alot of restrictions on the people. He never imprisoned people, he just had his army kill them. Almost 200,000 people were killed under his power. He wasn't a very good dictator.

5.Conquered Land Franco only conquered Spain. He pretty much isolated himself from the world.He only controlled about 36,000,000 people. Spain is about the same size as France. He never really went out of Spain.

Francisco at a young age

Francisco older

Franco while he was a dictator