Falange

The Falange (or Phalange) is the name assigned to several political movements and parties dating from the 1930s, most particularly the original movement in Spain. This article is primarily about the Spanish Falange. For information about the Lebanese Phalange, see the Kataeb Party article.

Origins

The Falange was a small party when it was founded in 1933 by José Antonio Primo de Rivera, a lawyer and son of former dictator General Miguel Primo de Rivera, along with Onésimo Redondo and others. It united with several other small parties, becoming Falange Española de las JONS. Its strongly Catholic philosophy of populist and patriotic authoritarianism had many superficial parallels with German nazism (though without the anti-semitism) and Italian fascism. Members of many Falangist cadres wore the uniform of the movement, consisting of blue shirts and red berets.

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1933 - José Antonio Primo de Rivera - Dictator - Miguel Primo de Rivera - Onésimo Redondo - Philosophy - Populist - Patriotic - Authoritarianism - Nazism - Anti-semitism - Fascism

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During the Second Spanish Republic, its gunfighters became involved in street shootings with leftist revolutionaries.

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After the electoral victory of the Popular Front, Primo de Rivera was arrested (6 July 1936).

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Popular Front - 6 July - 1936

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Falange joined the conspiracy to overthrow the Republic. On 17 July, the African army led by Franco rebelled. The next day right-wing forces in mainland Spain followed suit.

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17 July - Franco

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