90 years of the Spanish Civil War: "Franco is still a blueprint for right-wing authoritarian rule today"
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Francisco Franco was not part of the core of the Spanish putschists 90 years ago. But in the civil war he rose to become a leading figure and founded his long fascist dictatorship.
Francisco Franco was not part of the core of the Spanish putschists 90 years ago. But in the civil war he rose to become a leading figure and founded his long fascist dictatorship. Historian Till Kössler talks about Franco's penchant for violence and the ongoing cult of the "caudillo".
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