Francisco Franco

His Excellency Generalísimo Francisco Franco
Caudillo of Spain[b]
In office 1 October 1936[a] – 20 November 1975
Preceded by	Miguel Cabanellas (President of the National Defence Junta of the Nationalist side) José Miaja (President of the Defence Council of the Republican side)
Succeeded by	Juan Carlos I (King of Spain)
Prime Minister of Spain[c]
In office 30 January 1938[a] – 9 June 1973
Deputy	Francisco Gómez-Jordana Agustín Muñoz Grandes Luis Carrero Blanco
Preceded by	Francisco Gómez-Jordana (President of the Technical State Junta of the Nationalist side) José Miaja (President of the Defence Council of the Republican side)
Succeeded by	Luis Carrero Blanco
Personal details
Born	(1892-12-04)4 December 1892 Ferrol, Galicia, Kingdom of Spain
Died	20 November 1975(1975-11-20) (aged 82) Madrid, Spanish State
Cause of death	Septic shock
Resting place	Mingorrubio Cemetery, El Pardo, Madrid, Spain
Political party	FET y de las JONS
Spouse(s)	Carmen Polo ​ (m. 1923)​
Children	María del Carmen
Mother	María del Pilar Bahamonde
Father	Nicolás Franco
Relatives	Nicolás Franco (brother) Ramón Franco (brother) Francisco Franco (cousin) Ricardo de la Puente (cousin)
Residence	El Pardo, Madrid
Education	Infantry Academy of Toledo
Signature
Military service
Nickname(s)	Caudillo
Allegiance	Kingdom of Spain (1907–1931) Spanish Republic (1931–1936) Spanish State (1936–1975)
Branch/service	Spanish Armed Forces
Years of service	1907–1975
Rank	Captain general of the Army Captain general of the Air Force Captain general of the Navy
Commands	All (Generalísimo)
Battles/wars	2nd Melillan Campaign (WIA) Rif War Revolution of 1934 Spanish Civil War Ifni War

Francisco Franco (Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde Salgado Pardo de Andrade, 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975)^[2] was a Spanish military leader who ruled as fascist dictator of Spain from 1939 until his death.

His ideology was called Francoism (Spanish: franquismo) or Falangism
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1. ↑ "Ley 14/1973, de 8 de junio, por la que se suspende la vinculación de la Presidencia del Gobierno a la Jefatura del Estado" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (138). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 11686. 9 June 1973. ISSN 0212-033X.
2. ↑ [1] (actually says Nov 19)