Word: askatasuna
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Euskadi ta Askatasuna, or Basque homeland and liberty). A separatist movement in the four Basque provinces of northern Spain. Generally Marxistoriented, ETA seeks total independence for the provinces (and links with Basque areas of France) and rejects government offers of regional autonomy. Estimated active membership: 60 to 120, with thousands of supporters in the northern provinces of Spain. Its archcrime: the 1973 bombing murder of Vice Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco, then Franco's Premier...