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General Francisco Franco protested that such unfair practices offended the dignity of the army
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Since the proclamation of the republic on April 14th 1931, catalans have been longing for freedoms to be restored to Catalonia.
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There was an abortive general rising against the government of the republic.
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The CNT (Confederación Nacional del Trabajo) claimed over one million members
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During the elections of November, Gil Robles founded CEDA (Confederación Española de Derechas Autónomas).
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The republic was governed by coalition of the left and moderate Republicans under the leadership of Manuel Azaña.
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Founded by José Antonio son of Primo de Rivera, it became into the fascist party in Spain.
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From 1934 to 1936 the republic struggled to amid mounting tensions.
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The miners in Asturias, under the united leadership of socialists, communists and anarchists began a general strike.
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The parties of the left, organised an effective electoral pact and presented themselves as the Popular Front.
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Spain was split into two warring sides:
-In the north, the Republicans held most of Asturias and the Basque region.
-Western Spain, western Aragon, Old Castile, León, and the south - mainly the agricultural regions of Spain - fell into the hands of the Nationalists. -
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Army conspirators carry out a military coup, 'planned' since the previous April, to take over Spain.
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Royalist parties were heavily defeated in local elections suddenly the king understood his own isolation, he went unresisting into exile the king.
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Jose Calvo Sotelo the opposition leader proclaimed himself in favor of a strong integrated state which would end strikes lockouts starvation wages.
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Franco's counter-offensive recovered all the lost territory and went on to split the Republic in half, separating Barcelona and Catalonia from central and southern Spain.
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