About: Eighth government of Francisco Franco

The eighth government of Francisco Franco was formed on 30 October 1969, after the latter had sacked 13 out of 18 of his ministers—in what was to become the largest cabinet reshuffle in the whole Francoist period—as a result of internal divisions between the various factions within the National Movement and the unveiling of the Matesa scandal earlier that year. It succeeded the seventh Franco government and was the Government of Spain from 30 October 1969 to 9 June 1973, a total of 1,318 days, or 3 years, 7 months and 10 days.