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Franco Part 5: Life After a Dictator

Real Dictators

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The Repression of the 1960s and 1970s

By the 1960s, Francisco Franco is into his eighth decade. Civil servants have to be Catholic and some jobs even require a good behavior statement from a priest. Divorce is forbidden, along with contraceptives and abortion. Women are banned from becoming judges or testifying in trials. They cannot become university professors. Until the 1970s, a woman cannot open a bank account in Spain without having it cosigned by her father or husband.

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