General Francisco Franco seized power over Spain taking advantage of the extremely unstable and volatile nature of Spanish politics in 1936. General Franco's uprising on 18 July was ensued by a savage civil war which continued through till 1939. Franco led a repressive regime for over thirty years projecting his vision of a unified Spain - 'una, grande y libre' until his death in 1975. The interesting outcome of his regime was that although he was a dictator he …showed first 75 words of 3900 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3900 total…Theory and the Transition to Democracy. The Spanish Model (London: Edward Elgar, 1995) ● Richard GUNTHER and José Ramón MONTERO. Research and Reports, The media and democratization in Spain [online]. 2001 European Consortium for Political Research. Available at: http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/publications/eps/onlineissues/autumn2001/research_media.htm [28/11/05] ● http://www.casahistoria.net/franco.htm#5.%20After%20Franco%20-%20transition ● http://www.country-studies.com/spain/the-post-franco-era.html