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Generalissimo Francisco Franco (1892–1975) was the Fascist leader of Spain from 1939 until 1973. (Fascism is a political philosophy that holds race and nation above the individual.) He gained power during the Spanish Civil War (1936–39), leading a rebel nationalist army against the loyalists. The nationalists consisted of aristocrats (nobles), military leaders, Roman Catholic clergy, and the political group called the Falange Party. The loyalists consisted of liberals, Socialists, and Communists. Capturing Madrid in 1939, Franco became head of the Spanish government. When Franco seized power, he undertook the unification of Spain and worked to make his position strong.
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Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead, but the fight over his legacy lives on, 30 years later. Protestors from both sides demonstrated in advance of a commemoration service at Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos, the grandiose monument built by political prisoners that now holds Franco's tomb. (For those who read Spanish, El Pais has more; the paper itself was created to promote the transition to democracy after Franco's death.)
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In January of 1939, Franco’s troops took bomb-ravaged Barcelona and on March 28, they marched into Madrid. The government armies crossed into France to escape the final Nationalist advance. The civil war was won. April 1, 1939, Generalissimo Francisco Franco declared final victory in Spain’s civil war.
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From that point on, Chase made it clear that SNL would get the last laugh at Franco's expense. "This breaking news just in", Chase would announce-- "Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead!"[2] The top story of the news segment for several weeks running was that Generalissimo Francisco Franco was still dead. Chase would repeat the story at the end of the news segment, aided by Garrett Morris, "head of the New York School for the Hard of Hearing", whose "aid" in repeating the story involved cupping his hands around his mouth and shouting the headline. The line was ... a perceived slap at then-NBC Nightly News main anchor John Chancellor, who due to his background as a foreign correspondent, felt the network should weigh its news more heavily toward world events, keeping Franco's deathwatch at the top of the headlines. Chancellor reportedly was miffed at both Chase and SNL over the running gag.
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