Madrid strips Franco of honorary titles

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MADRID (Reuters) - Madrid's city hall Monday stripped former Spanish dictator Francisco Franco of his title as honorary mayor and adopted son of the capital, 33 years after his death began the transition to democracy.

Councilors of all political colors unanimously voted to remove the titles, as well as medals Madrid conferred on the right-wing general, a spokesman for the council said.

"The capital of Spain is now clean of support for dictators," left-wing Councilor Milagros Hernandez, was quoted as saying on the website of TV news channel CNN+.

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE55S5YI20090629

[izquierdista]

1. You mean he's not "still dead"?

[Taverner]

2. YAY! And Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead, btw...

[lapfog_1]

4. But but but... he is no longer "Generalissimo", is he?

So now it's "The former Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead..."

[AlphaCentauri]

3. then strips the honorary titles of who ever handout those honorary titles to Franco n/t