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The death (on November 20, 1975) of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco during the first season of NBC's Saturday Night originated the phrase. Franco's presumed imminent death had been a headline story on NBC News and other news organizations for several weeks.
During the war, he commanded Spain's African colonial army and later, following the deaths of much of the rebel leadership, became his faction's only leader, being appointed generalissimo and head of state in 1936.
Oct 11, 2018 · “ Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead”—but the material and institutional world he built continues to project his power, long after his demise. Exhuming the body of the dictator from the mausoleum he designed is an important first step.
Oct 29, 2019 · On Thursday, 24 October, Francisco Franco’s body was exhumed—and not simply to find out if the dictator is still dead.
This is still something I can't resist making a comment on whenever somebody brings up dead leaders, or General Franco. And it is a guaranteed way to identify those who were aware in 1975 and watching Saturday Night Live, and those who are far too young to understand it at all.
Oct 21, 2019 · The burial place of Spain's fascist dictator General Francisco Franco has been the subject of fierce debate for decades. But the final chapter in this long saga is approaching. The government...
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General Francisco Franco, who ruled Spain with an authoritarian hand for 39 years, has died at the age of 82. He had been ill for five weeks and died early this morning at La Paz hospital,...
