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1939 to 1975, Franco dictatorship. General Francisco Franco began his assault on power with a military uprising in July 1936 against the Second Republic.

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and culminate in april 1939 after victory in a civil war of almost a thousand days during this

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dictatorship the constitution was abolished freedom of press was not allowed and replaced by

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dictatorship. Political parties and unions were made illegal, workers lost

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their rights and there was no regional autonomy. All power was held by the

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central government led by the dictator. In 1975 Franco died.