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Unmarked Spanish Graves Tell Tale of Franco Regime

NPR
Published October 31, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

During the 36 years that Gen. Francisco Franco ruled Spain, tens of thousands of his political opponents went missing and are now believed to have been executed. Their descendants are still searching for the bodies in mass graves. Claire Marshall reports.

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