To: livius
In fairness to Franco, he carefully set things up for Juan Carlos to assume power after he was gone, resulting in a very smooth transition.
(the Chilean transition after Pinochet ceded to losing the YES/NO referendum was also remarkably smooth, thanks to both the skill of the Chilean President Aylwin and the cooperation of Pinochet and his bureaucrats)
25 posted on
04/26/2003 6:26:10 AM PDT by
chilepepper
(Clever argument cannot convince Reality -- Carl Jung)
To: chilepepper; B-Chan
In fairness to Franco, he carefully set things up for Juan Carlos to assume power after he was gone, resulting in a very smooth transition.
And based on what's happened to Senor Pinochet after he stepped down, can you really blame Franco for what he did?
32 posted on
06/25/2003 8:39:25 PM PDT by
Antoninus
(In hoc signo, vinces †)
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