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Who succeeded José Antonio as leader of Falange Española de las JONS after his death?

  • Miguel Primo de Rivera

  • Francisco Franco

  • Dionisio Ridruejo

  • Ramón Serrano Suñer

Answer

José Antonio Primo de Rivera, leader of the Falange Española de las JONS, was executed by the government of the Second Spanish Republic in 1936. His death led to a leadership struggle within the party, which was resolved when Francisco Franco emerged as the new leader. Franco was a military officer who had joined the Falange in 1933 and had been a close ally of Primo de Rivera.
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