The Democratic Socialist Republic of Spain (Span: La República Socialista Democrática de España, RSDE) refers to the 58-year government in control of Spain between 1927 and 1985, and was the official title of the country under the control of the Communist Party. The RSDE was well known globally for its widespread poverty, its numerous failed economic initiatives, political oppression, military aggression (in particular towards Portugal), and its conflicted relationship with other foreign powers, including both the United States and France, of which it was an uneasy ally.