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In 1936, the left-wing political party Frente Popular won the election.

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However, a military group led by Franco revolted against the government and the civil war broke out.

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There were two sides. On the one hand, we have the Spanish left wing, which were supported by

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the Soviet Union and the international brigades, they were foreign volunteers

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against fascism, as well as the governments of the Basque Country and

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Catalonia. On the other hand, we have the Spanish right wing, which were supported

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by the Germanist and Italian fascism, as well as the Spanish Church. Nationalists

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won after Madrid was captured in 1939. After winning, Franco imposed a military

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dictatorship. These first years resulted in a famine. Republicans were persecuted,

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imprisoned and executed. Many people emigrated to other countries. From the

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1960s on, the living conditions started to improve. When Franco died in 1975,

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Juan Carlos I became the king. In 1978, the current Spanish constitution

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was approved and democracy started.