Hundreds nostalgic for Franco dictatorship rally in Madrid
MADRID — Hundreds of Spaniards nostalgic for the nation’s fascist dictatorship gathered in a Madrid square on Sunday to commemorate the 41st anniversary of Francisco Franco’s death.
A few hundred people turned out despite light rain at the outdoor rally in the Spanish capital organized by fringe right-wing parties. They sang songs and waved old flags from Franco’s four-decade reign that ended when he died in 1975, aged 83.
Franco’s forces won the 1936-1939 civil war to overthrow Spain’s democratically elected government with the help of Nazi Germany and fascist Italy.