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On July 1936, on Canary islands, Franco has announced a nationalists military rebellion against the Republic.
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In July 1939, civil war ends with victory of nationalists. The war has resulted in deaths of nearly half a million spaniards.
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Between 1939 and 1975, Franco banned Catalan and Basque languages, while kept the traditions of Spain culture. In addition, Franco gives back influence over education and power to Church. As well, he identifies development of agriculture and economic growth as the directions Spain will move towards.
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Nationalists army took over Madrid after 3 years of its marching led by Franco.
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On October 1st, 1939, Franco came into power as the head of State of Spain
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On this day, Franco declared that Spain will not participate in the Second World War and keep it neutrality, even though Hitler has requested his help in October of the same year.
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The law provided the trappings of constitutionalism. This Cortes was purely an advisory body, and it had little in common with democratic legislatures
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The law proclaimed that Spain would be a Catholic, social, and representative monarchy. In addition, this law declared the power of Franco until his death and gives him the right to name the next king.
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Franco declares Spain a kingdom, however the reincarnation of monarchy was declared only in 1969.
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In 1969, Franco announces re-establishment of monarchy and prepares Juan Carlos I de Borbón as his successor.
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Franco dies on 20th of November 1975. Even though he has declared monarchy six years back, after pre-elections in 1981, Spain has remained its democracy.
