Ruling for 36 years, what nationalist leader called himself “El Caudillo” (The Leader) and became dictator in 1939?

The Spanish Civil War ended with a Nationalist victory in 1939. Overthrowing the democratically elected Second Republic, the party's leader, Francisco Franco, became dictator of Spain. During his 36-year rule, he cracked down on media, free speech, and religion (besides Catholicism) and established a police network that spied on citizens.

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