
PBS – The Truth about Franco: Spain’s Forgotten Dictatorship (2019) PDTV
English | Size: 1.85 GB
Category: Documentary
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At the end of a bloody civil war, Francisco Franco seized power and ruled Spain with an iron hand for nearly four decades. Under his leadership the conservative, monarchist armed forces staged a coup against Spain’s democratically elected republican government. The insurrection was supported by Italy and Germany. Three years of bitter fighting followed and by April 1939, Spain had become a different country. The hostilities and political purges cost half a million lives. [Read more…]