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| | Encyclopedia: Francisco Franco |
 | | This landing, in the heartland of Abd el-Krim's tribe, combined with the French invasion from the south, spelled the beginning of the end for the shortlived Republic of the Rif. |
 | | Born in Ferrol, Spain (officially known as El Ferrol del Caudillo from 1938 to 1982), Galicia, Spain; Franco's early life was marked by his father's drunkenness and womanizing which contrasted with his mother's overprotective devotion. |
 | | Known as el "Caudillo de España", and officially as "Caudillo de España por la gracia de Dios" (The Leader of Spain by the grace of God), he presided over the authoritarian government of the Spanish State following victory in the Spanish Civil War. |
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