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February 1, 1980: 6 Civil Guards are killed in an ambush at Ispaster after their convoy was attacked with guns and grenades. 2 ETA members are also killed by a grenade they had thrown. This was the deadliest incident of 1980. April 16, 1980: 2 Civil Guards are killed after the border post they were manning was attacked with gunfire. [46]
The July 1979 Madrid bombings were a series of bomb attacks carried out by ETA political-military (ETA-pm), a faction of the armed Basque separatist group ETA.The attacks, consisting of coordinated bombings in Barajas Airport and the train stations of Atocha and Chamartín, killed 7 people and injured a further 100.
ETA grew out of a student group called Ekin, founded in the early 1950s, which published a magazine and undertook direct action. [63] ETA was founded on 31 July 1959 as Euskadi Ta Askatasuna ("Basque Homeland and Liberty" [12] or "Basque Country and Freedom" [13]) by students frustrated by the moderate stance of the Basque Nationalist Party. [64]
Four other ETA members: Cristina Arrizabalaga, María Teresa Rojo, Esteban Esteban Nieto, Inés del Río Prada and Inmaculada Noble were arrested in the same operation. [6] In 1989, Troitiño was convicted of 22 murders and sentenced to 2,232 years in prison. [7] However he was released from prison on 13 April 2011. [6]
Basque group ETA kills 6 Civil Guards in a gun and grenade attack. 2 ETA members are killed by grenades they threw. ETA: Basque conflict: 14 February Shooting 0 1 San José, Costa Rica An explosion in Radio Noticias del Continente. The group 15th of September Legion claimed responsibility. [2] 15th of September Legion: Terrorism in Costa Rica
A colorful 1970s airplane lounge with passengers in retro attire. People are socializing, playing cards, and enjoying drinks. The decor features bold patterns and colors, with a central bar area ...
Radical Eats. Snack foods, insta-meals, cereals, and drinks tend to come and go, but the ones we remember from childhood seem to stick with us. Children of the 1970s and 1980s had a veritable ...
In the early 1980s, 8% of ETA militants in Spanish prisons were women. [12] Iratxe Sorzabal joined ETA in the late 1980s when she was a teenager. By the late 2000s, she would rise to be one of the most important women in the organization. [10]