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September 25, 2019

Spain to Exhume Body of Former Dictator Francisco Franco from State Mausoleum
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The Spanish Supreme Court has ruled in favor of exhuming the remains of
former dictator Francisco Franco, who was buried in a state mausoleum in
1975. The ruling was a victory for victims of Franco's regime who have
long argued he should not be recognized in any public site. Pablo
Mayoral, who was imprisoned for two years during Franco's regime,
welcomed the court's decision.

Pablo Mayoral: "A fascist, Nazi dictator like Franco can't be publicly
recognized in the Valley of the Fallen or in the Almudena Cathedral or
in any public site. The remains should be given to the family to be kept
in the family site."



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