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Franco's Spain: a long and brutal dictatorship

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Photo by STRINGER / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP Spanish head of state General Francisco Franco (L) and prince Juan Carlos salute the crowd in Madrid in October 1975.
Photo by STRINGER / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP Spanish head of state General Francisco Franco (L) and prince Juan Carlos salute the crowd in Madrid in October 1975.
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