Symbols of Franco dictatorship to vanish under new Spanish law

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  • Source:
    Agence France-Presse, October 11, 2007, 2pp
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    • Abstract:
      Statues, street names and plaques left over from Spain's 1936-39 civil war and the right-wing dictatorship of Francisco Franco should be removed according to a draft law put forward by the government. Under the terms of the law, agreed late Wednesday by the ruling Socialists and several smaller left-wing and nationalist parties, all symbols from Franco's four-decade military dictatorship will have to removed from all public buildings...