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De Bonafini said it's time for Argentines to speak out against what she called a threatened comeback of the same forces that supported right-wing leaders from the dictatorship era such as Adolf Hitler, Francisco Franco, Benito Mussolini and Alfredo...
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Garzon was tried for ordering an investigation in 2008 into the fate of more than 100,000 people reported missing during the Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939, and during General Francisco Franco's rule from 1939 to 1975. He is accused of violating...
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Garzon was tried for ordering an investigation in 2008 into the fate of more than 100,000 people reported missing during the Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939, and during General Francisco Franco's rule from 1939 to 1975. He is accused of violating...
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In an editorial last weekend, the New York Times denounced a decision to prosecute the judge in a separate case, in which he was investigating atrocities committed during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, as “an offense against justice and history.”
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White-haired and dressed in black, Ms. Martin, 81, described how her mother's killers had punished her afterward by forcing her to drink castor oil and eat hot chillies in an act of cruelty designed to humiliate a six-year-old child. "They asked for...
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Garzon is awaiting judgment in a second, more prominent trial for trying to investigate the disappearance of some 114,000 people during Spain's 1936-1939 Civil War and the subsequent dictatorship of General Francisco Franco. In this second trial which...
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In the civil war case, the amnesty law came two years after the death of dictator Gen. Francisco Franco, the victor in the war, as Spain moved to restore democracy and rebuild after nearly 40 years of rule under Franco. The civil war trial concluded on...
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He’s also unpopular among conservative politicians who say he is more interested in fame than justice. In the civil war case, the amnesty law came two years after the death of Gen. Francisco Franco, the victor in the war, as Spain moved to restore...
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Garzon, 56, is best known for ordering the arrest of former Chilean leader Augusto Pinochet in London in 1998. He also faces charges related to ordering an investigation into crimes and around 113,000 disappearances during the Francisco Franco...
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In the civil war case, the amnesty law came two years after the death of Gen. Francisco Franco, the victor in the war, as Spain moved to restore democracy and rebuild after nearly 40 years of rule under Franco. The civil war trial concluded on...
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At least it would be different. Just repeating that global warming is still happening, along with the obligatory explanation of how the greenhouse effect works, feels something like Chevy Chase’s old SNL routine from the 1970’s: “Generalissimo...
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In the civil war case, the amnesty law came two years after the death of dictator Gen. Francisco Franco, the victor in the war, as Spain moved to restore democracy and rebuild after nearly 40 years of rule under Franco. The civil war trial concluded on...
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He ended up in the dock himself, facing criminal charges in two separate trials since last month. In one case he was accused of abusing his authority by probing the disappearances of thousands of people in the era of General Francisco Franco, despite a...
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(Reuters) - Sitting at a wooden table before the judges of Spain's Supreme Court, Maria Martin Lopez recalls the day a lifetime ago when fascists loyal to General Francisco Franco shot her mother. White-haired and dressed in black, Martin, 81, described...
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(Reuters) - Sitting at a wooden table before the judges of Spain's Supreme Court, Maria Martin Lopez recalls the day a lifetime ago when fascists loyal to General Francisco Franco shot her mother. Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon (L) walks with lawyer...
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He was also known for pursuing high-profile human rights cases, including an attempt to extradite Chile's former dictator Augusto Pinochet. The case was one of three brought against Garzon. The other charges involved an investigation into former...
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That law came two years after the death of Gen. Francisco Franco, the victor in the war, as Spain moved to restore democracy and rebuild. The atrocities trial concluded on Wednesday but the verdict is expected to take weeks. Garzon has been suspended...
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A second trial against Garzon ended on Wednesday, but judges have not yet ruled in the case. That case concerns his investigation of human rights abuses under the former dictatorship of Francisco Franco in Spain. Human rights groups say both cases,...
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That law came two years after the death of Gen. Francisco Franco, the victor in the war, as Spain moved to restore democracy and rebuild. The atrocities trial concluded on Wednesday but the verdict is expected to take weeks. Garzon has been suspended...
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That law came two years after the death of Gen. Francisco Franco, the victor in the war, as Spain moved to restore democracy and rebuild after nearly 40 years of rule under Franco. The civil war trial concluded on Wednesday but the verdict is expected...
About Francisco Franco
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Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde, Salgado y Pardo de Andrade (born 4 December 1892 in Ferrol, died 20 November 1975 in Madrid), commonly known as Francisco Franco (pronounced [fɾanˈθisko ˈfɾaŋko]) or Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was the dictator and Head of State of Spain from October 1936, as de facto regent of the... Full Article
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