Word: franco
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Economic and Social Council, Soviet Russia successfully defended Hungary against a Cuban attempt to put the present Communist-dominated government of Hungary into the "undemocratic class in which the U.N. has put Franco Spain. The Council by 10 to 1 vote, with the United States abstaining, approved Hungary's application for membership in the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO...
Last week Generalissimo Francisco Franco ordered the Spanish people to vote on his new law of succession. A yes vote would not only make Franco "Chief of State" for life in a kingless "kingdom," but would give him the legal right to name the king or regent who would succeed him. A no vote simply meant that Franco would continue as dictator of Spain, without even a shadowy commitment to restore the monarchy...
...Franco hoped to lure monarchists, who form his strongest opposition, into the Government camp. He had used the trick successfully before to divide his enemies; his maneuver amounted to a promise that the monarchists could eventually have the sort of regime they want, if they will support him, as a bulwark against Communism, in his lifetime...
...voters obediently trooped to the polls. The result, as expected, was an overwhelming (12-to-1) endorsement of Franco...
...with open arms. Up & down the nation for two weeks and four days (TIME, June 23) they feted her, showered her with gifts and, as a grand climax, pinned upon her well-rounded bosom the Grand Cross of Isabella la Católica. Eva loved it. The promise of Franco's bauble had spurred her trip. The other reasons for the extravaganza were not so clear. But at least Argentina was advertised, and Eva meanwhile had a wonderful time as she flashed her dazzling smile at ambassadors, cooed at crowds, fondled babies, and impulsively pressed 100-peseta notes into...