<P> Francisco Franco Bahamonde ( / ˈfræŋkoʊ / ; Spanish : ( fɾanˈθisko ˈfɾaŋko βa. aˈmonde ) ; 4 December 1892 -- 20 November 1975 ) was a Spanish general who ruled over Spain as a military dictator from 1939 , after the Nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil War , until his death in 1975 . This period in Spanish history is commonly known as Francoist Spain . </P>
<P> Francisco Franco Bahamonde ( / ˈfræŋkoʊ / ; Spanish : ( fɾanˈθisko ˈfɾaŋko βa. aˈmonde ) ; 4 December 1892 -- 20 November 1975 ) was a Spanish general who ruled over Spain as a military dictator from 1939 , after the Nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil War , until his death in 1975 . This period in Spanish history is commonly known as Francoist Spain . </P>
who was the dictator who ruled spain for 40 years
who was the dictator who ruled spain for 40 years
Francisco Franco Bahamonde
Francisco Franco Bahamonde