Basque conflict

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armed conflict political conflict separatist conflict

The Basque conflict was a prolonged political and armed struggle centered on Basque nationalism and separatism in Spain and France, marked especially by the violent campaign of the ETA organization and the Spanish state’s countermeasures.

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Surface form	Occurrences
ceasefire and disbanding of ETA	1

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed conflict ⓘ political conflict ⓘ separatist conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Basque–Spanish conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish–Basque conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ
casualtiesInclude	ETA members NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish security forces ⓘ civilians ⓘ
cause	cultural and linguistic repression of Basque identity ⓘ demand for Basque self-determination ⓘ dispute over Basque territorial unity ⓘ opposition to Francoist dictatorship ⓘ
deathTollApproximate	over 800 people killed ⓘ
endPeriod	early 2010s ⓘ
ideologicalBasis	Basque nationalism ⓘ Marxism–Leninism (for ETA’s left-wing factions) NERFINISHED ⓘ separatism ⓘ
involvesOrganization	Basque regional police (Ertzaintza) NERFINISHED ⓘ Batasuna NERFINISHED ⓘ Civil Guard (Spain) NERFINISHED ⓘ ETA NERFINISHED ⓘ ETA militar NERFINISHED ⓘ ETA politico-militar NERFINISHED ⓘ French police NERFINISHED ⓘ GAL NERFINISHED ⓘ Herri Batasuna NERFINISHED ⓘ Sortu NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish National Police NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Basque Country NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ Northern Basque Country NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainBelligerent	Basque nationalist militants ⓘ ETA NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish security forces ⓘ Spanish state ⓘ
notableEvent	2011 ETA permanent ceasefire announcement ⓘ 2017 ETA disarmament ⓘ 2018 ETA dissolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Burgos Trial NERFINISHED ⓘ Hipercor bombing NERFINISHED ⓘ Madrid Barajas Airport bombing (2006) NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaragoza barracks bombing NERFINISHED ⓘ assassination of Luis Carrero Blanco ⓘ
peakViolencePeriod	1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ
politicalDimension	legalization and banning of Basque nationalist parties ⓘ negotiations between Spanish government and ETA ⓘ peace initiatives by Basque civil society ⓘ
relatedTo	Francoist Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Navarre’s political status debate ⓘ Northern Ireland conflict (as a comparative case) NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish transition to democracy NERFINISHED ⓘ Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	ETA ceasefire ⓘ ETA disarmament ⓘ ETA dissolution ⓘ consolidation of Basque autonomy in Spain ⓘ persistence of political debate over Basque self-determination ⓘ
startPeriod	late 1950s ⓘ
stateResponse	counterterrorism operations ⓘ illegal counterterrorist groups such as GAL ⓘ judicial measures against ETA and its environment ⓘ police repression ⓘ use of torture and ill-treatment allegations ⓘ
timeSpan	circa 1959–2011 (main armed phase) ⓘ political and social consequences continuing into the 21st century ⓘ

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20th century → hasMajorEvent → Basque conflict ⓘ

Basque nationalism → hasHistoricalEvent → Basque conflict ⓘ

this entity surface form: ceasefire and disbanding of ETA