Who was the dictator of Spain when Lluís Companys was executed?
Francisco Franco
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Answer
Francisco Franco, the dictator of Spain, was responsible for the execution of Lluís Companys, the president of the autonomous region of Catalonia, on October 15, 1940. Companys had been captured in France and handed over to the Franco regime, which had come to power after the Spanish Civil War. His execution was a symbol of Franco's repression of Catalan nationalism and his consolidation of power.
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