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When the ( Civil, World ) War ended in ( 1939, 1941 ), General ( Franco, Primo de Rivera ) established a dictatorship which lasted until his death in ( 1975, 1976, 1978 ). In the years following the war, Franco embarked on a policy based on ( Autarchy, bankruptcy, liberalism ) (economic self-sufficiency). As Franco had declared Spain a ( monarchy, republic ), he needed a successor. In ( 1969, 1970, 1971 ), he chose Prince Juan Carlos - Alfonso XIII’s grandson. Franco thought that the regime would continue under Juan Carlos. In 1975, General Franco died and the ( transition, constitution ) from a dictatorship to democracy began.