Pact of Forgetting

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The Pact of Forgetting (Spanish: Pacto del Olvido) is the name given to an informal agreement made by Spain's leftist and rightist parties to avoid direct confrontation with the legacy of Francoism after the death of Francisco Franco in 1975. The Pact of Forgetting was an attempt to move on from the Civil War and subsequent repression and to concentrate on the future of Spain. In order to make a bloodless transition from autocracy and totalitarianism to democracy, the Pact ensured that there were no prosecutions for persons who had enriched themselves or those responsible for human rights violations such as execution and tortures and similar crimes committed during the Francoist period. Franco himself was not forgotten, but Francoist public memorials, such as the mausoleum of the Valley of the Fallen, fell into disuse for official occasions. Also, the celebration of "Day of Victory" during the Franco era was changed to "Armed Forces Day" so respect was paid to both Nationalist and Republican...

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