Spain under Franco

Genesis of the government during the Civil War (1936-1939)

The main anti-republican army officers held an informal meeting in September 1936, in which they choose Francisco Franco as chief of the State Government. This way, Franco became the leader of the nationalists, and the new state, with unlimited and absolute military and politic powers. The first measures taken by this provisional government, which ruled over the territories controlled by the nationalist side during the Civil War were the prohibition of all political parties and syndicates, the creation of a sole legal party called Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las JONS, the abolishment of the rights of strike, free speech and the revocal of the Autonomy Statutes.

Related Topics:
September - 1936 - Civil War - Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las JONS

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