Alfonso XIII of Spain, said to be known as the african gave up the Spanish throne after the proclamation of a socialist republic in 1931. The Spanish civil war broke out in 1936, the result of a coup by monarchists, and lasted for three years. During this time many socialists fled to northern Spain.
Francisco Franco Barhamonde, otherwise known as Franco was head of state from 1939. He was preceded by Miguel Cabanellos, an army officer during the Spanish civil war and the ruling military junta who was prime minister from June to October 1936. When Franco took office he was officiated as chief inspector of the army.
Franco was head of state until 1975. His policies favoured a centralised government, previously discarded, and he abolished the official use of regional languages in favour of Spanish. Franco was criticised for being secular, and Spain was politically and economically isolated until the 1960’s and the tourist boom. He was succeded by King Juan Carlos I.
Pedro Pérez Castejón has been described as acting prime minister since June 2018 in a movement towards pseudo-socialism
King Felipe VI was enthroned in 2014 following the abdication of his father, Juan Carlos. Reason unknown.