How did he stay in power for so long? How did he not end up like

>>3362373
He played the game right and didn't go against the US, if you're a dictator and want to live long that's pretty much all you need to do.

Didn't gas his own people like Hitler, Mussolini, Saddam and Gaddafi but he was still a fash.

>>3362397
basically this
Franco didn't waste time and risk his position going on pointless World Wars for some pipedream colonial empire (Mussolini) and instead consolidated his power home and waited things out

kept his head down and kept his mouth shut

>>3362373
Did he even want to be a dictator?

>>3362397
>>3362414
He also killed commies, so +1 rep with the USA

>>3362373
Didn't stir up any shit, didn't align with the Axis, and only ever killed commies.

>>3362373
The country was infested by communists of all sorts and anarchists who were planning something similar too. Basically it was either him or give to the commies since the anarchists werent going to win anyway. This is mostly from the point of view of the west that is. No outside force near them wanted the commies to win at the time.

>>3362373
After World War 2, the communist threat greatly influenced the decisions of the United States.

>>3365716
Of course, its why even though he declared Spain a Monarchy again he stayed as head of state for 20 years and then declared himself regent for life

>>3362373
He didn't start wars and was strongly anti communist during a good time to be it and he also didn't sit on a fuck tonne of oil (though he kinda did with Spainish Guinea)

>>3362373
He didn't fight with the western powers. Fascism works with capitalism so they didn't have any problems with him

>>3362414
Where did I hear about Gaddafi gassing his own people?

>>3362373
He stayed out of WW2.