Word: franco
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Prince lives at state expense in the 20-room Zarzuela Palace, northwest of Madrid, with his wife, Princess Sofia of Greece, and their three children, Elena, 10, Cristina, 9, and Felipe, 6. He regularly receives important officials in Franco's regime at the palace and sometimes members of the "loyal opposition" and moderate liberals. Visitors report that he is better informed and more intelligent than his reputation suggests. His public image reflects the traditional sporting interests of a princeling. He is often photographed wearing his black karate belt or sailing his Dragon-class La Fortuna; he represented Spain...
...State Department will certainly welcome Juan Carlos' accession, since it means a continuation of Franco's friendly policy toward America. The Prince's first act last week as temporary chief of state was to sign a joint U.S.-Spanish declaration of principles on military cooperation negotiated under Franco. It calls for "appropriate measures" for mutual defense in case of an attack on either nation...
...medical bulletin came as many Spaniards were enjoying a long weekend in celebration of the 38th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War that brought Generalissimo Francisco Franco to power. "The illness from which the head of state has been suffering has today suffered a regression because of gastric complications," said the report from the medical center in Madrid, where Franco has been bedridden for the past two weeks. A few hours later, Franco, 81, formally handed over his powers as chief of state and head of the armed forces to Prince Juan Carlos de Borb...
...ailing dictator had been hospitalized with phlebitis, an inflammation of the veins, which was not considered serious. But last week, after his condition worsened, Franco voluntarily made the decision to relinquish power. Officials emphasized that the transfer was only temporary...
Only the day before, the papers had published pictures of a smiling and apparently hale Franco, and a television film showed him chatting amiably with visitors and journalists. But after the somber bulletin, a special edition of Madrid's evening newspaper Informaciones was snapped up within minutes, and the capital was abuzz with rumors and speculation about Spain's future...