There were many uprisings against Francisco Franco. When he was a dictator there were many strikes against him due to the citizens lack of freedom. Whenever any person or any group tried to overpower Francisco Franco, he without hesitation, got rid of the person and took away all their power. For example, when particular political parties came close to having the amount of power that Franco had, he expelled the leading members. Franco announced that when he died he would be replaced with Juan Carlos, the grandson of the previous ruling king. Francisco Franco died on November 20th, 1975. After two years of his death, any signs of his dictatorship had disappeared almost completely.