Spain's conservative opposition will boycott the start of official commemorations marking the 50th anniversary of right-wing dictator Francisco Franco's death, laying bare the enduring divisiveness of ...

A s historic turning-points go, it was squalid. On November 20th 1975 Francisco Franco, who had ruled Spain for almost 40 ...

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Remembering Franco's death was "positive" because today's Spain "does not keep in mind the importance of recovering a democratic system in 1977 and being able to consolidate it", he said.

Spain's conservative opposition will boycott the start of official commemorations marking the 50th anniversary of right-wing dictator Francisco Franco's death, laying bare the enduring ...