Franco Bahamonde, Francisco

Japanese: フランコ（英語表記）Franco Bahamonde， Francisco

Born: December 4, 1892, El Ferrol, Galicia
[Died] November 20, 1975, Madrid. Spanish soldier and politician. Born into a family of naval paymasters, he graduated from the military academy in 1910 and played an active role in suppressing the rebellion in Morocco in 1925. After the establishment of the Republic in 1931, he was appointed Chief of Staff from 1935 to 1936. He was demoted by the Popular Front government established in February 1936, and in July he staged a coup to overthrow the Popular Front government in Spanish Morocco, sparking the Spanish Civil War. In October of the same year, he became the head of the government and commander-in-chief of the rebels, and with the end of the civil war in March 1939, he consolidated his dictatorial power. After World War II, he declared the restoration of the monarchy, and secured his position as head of state for life, solidifying his dictatorial regime. In July 1969, he appointed Prince Don Juan Carlos, grandson of Alfonso XIII, as king, and declared himself his guardian. In June 1973, he separated the roles of Head of State and Prime Minister, handing the position of Prime Minister over to Vice President C. Branco. In October 1975, he suffered a heart attack due to influenza, and after a month of critical illness, he passed away. He was said to have had an incredible vitality.

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Japanese:

[生]1892.12.4. ガリシア，エルフェロル
[没]1975.11.20. マドリード
スペインの軍人，政治家。海軍主計官の家に生れ，1910年士官学校卒業後，25年モロッコの反乱鎮圧に活躍し，31年共和政発足後，35～36年参謀総長に任命された。 36年2月成立した人民戦線政府によって左遷され，7月スペイン領モロッコで人民戦線政府打倒のクーデターを起し，スペイン内乱の口火を切った。同年 10月反乱側の政府首班兼最高司令官となり，39年3月内乱の終結とともに独裁的権力を不動のものとした。第2次世界大戦後，王政の復活を宣言，自身は終身国家元首の地位を確保し，独裁体制をゆるぎないものにした。 69年7月アルフォンソ 13世の孫，ドン・ファン・カルロス王子を国王に任命，みずからは後見人を宣言した。 73年6月国家元首と首相を分離し，首相の地位を C.ブランコ副統領に譲った。 75年 10月インフルエンザから心臓発作を起し，1ヵ月余の危篤状態を続けたのち死去，驚異的な生命力の持主といわれた。

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