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==Ideology==

==Ideology==

While often said to be fascist, and despite adopting certain elements of fascism during his rule, his ideology differed from fascism in several ways. Fascism has the revolutionary aim to transform a society, while Franco's rule was rather conservative and traditional. The main elements of his rule are said to be nationalism, authoritarianism, anti-freemasonry, anti-communism, a strong promotion of Roman Catholicism, support to the family. Some of his early supporters in the Falange were fascist, but he distanced himself from fascism after the second world war.  

While often said to be fascist, and despite adopting certain elements of fascism during his rule, his ideology differed from fascism in several ways. Fascism has the revolutionary aim to transform a society, while Franco's rule was rather conservative and traditional. The main elements of his rule are said to be nationalism, authoritarianism, anti-freemasonry, anti-Communism, a strong promotion of Roman Catholicism and support of the family. Some of his early supporters in the Falange were fascist, but he distanced himself from fascism after [[World War II]].  

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