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Last statue of dictator Franco removed from Spanish soil
The last public statue of Spain's former dictator, Francisco Franco, was removed on Tuesday.
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30,000 people were killed in the 1936-39 Spanish Civil War, which saw Franco's Nationalist forces defeat the Republican government.