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Biography
Francisco Franco Bahamonde (4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general who led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War and thereafter ruled over Spain from 1939 to 1975 as a dictator, assuming the title Caudillo. This period in Spanish history, from the Nationalist victory to Franco's death, is commonly known as Francoist Spain or as the Francoist dictatorship.
Awards & recognition
- Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum · 1973
- Battle of Lepanto 4th Centenary Medal · 1971
- Grand Cross of the Sash of the Three Orders · 1962
- Supreme Order of Christ · 1954
- Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild · 1941
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- Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Alfonso X · 1940
- Grand Collar of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword · 1939
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Ferdinand · 1939
- War Grand Cross · 1939
- Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Hermenegild · 1935
- Grand Cross of the Cross of Military Merit with White Decoration · 1934
- Commander of the Legion of Honour · 1930
- Military Medal of Spain · 1927
- Cross of Naval Merit with red badge · 1926
- Medal of Suffering — the Fatherland · 1925
- Cross of Military Merit with Red Decoration · 1922
- Military Medal of Spain · 1922
- Royal and Military Order of Maria Christina · 1916
- Cross of Military Merit with Red Decoration · 1915
- Royal and Military Order of Maria Christina · 1914
- Cross of Military Merit with Red Decoration · 1913
- Cross of Military Merit with Red Decoration · 1912
- Campaigns Commemorative Medal
- Cross of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild
- Grand Cross of the Aeronautical Merit (Spain) - White Decoration
- Grand Cross of the Military Order of Avis
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honour (Philippines)
- Grand Cross of the special class of the Order of Boyacá
- Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
- Knight grand cross of the order of the crown of Italy
- Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
- Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
- Medal of the Peace of Morocco
- Medal of Work Merit
- Melilla Medal (Military)
- Military Order of Ayacucho
- National Order of Honour and Merit
- National Order of Merit
- Order of Bernardo O'Higgins
- Order of Christopher Columbus
- Order of Rama
- Order of Saint Lazarus
- Order of Sikatuna
- Order of the German Eagle
- Order of the Liberator General San Martín
- Order of the Medhauia
- Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
- Order of the Seal of Solomon
- Order of Trujillo
- Supreme Order of the Renaissance
Filmography7 titles
Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler
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Land and Freedom
1995as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1995as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crusade in Europe
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
The Endless Trench
2019as Himself (archive footage)
2019as Himself (archive footage)
The World at War
1942as Self (archive footage)
1942as Self (archive footage)
The Last Circus
2010as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Truth About Franco: Spain's Forgotten Dictatorship
2020as Self (archive footage)
2020as Self (archive footage)