Jakes Abeberry Explained

Jakes Abeberry
Birth Name:Jacques Abeberry
Birth Date:1930 4, df=y
Birth Place:Biarritz, France
Nationality:French
Occupation:Banking executive
Office:Member of the Municipal Council of Biarritz
Term Start:1983
Term End:2014

Jacques Abeberry (25 April 1930 – 29 November 2022) was a French politician, banking executive, and a member of the Abertzale movement in the French Basque Country.[1]

Biography

Abeberry was born in Biarritz on 25 April 1930.[2] He was the son of baker Jean Abeberry and teacher Ernestine Etcheverry.[3] He had four brothers: Albert,,, and .[4] At the age of 16, he became a singer and dancer with, of which he became artistic director in 1953 and president in 1973. He became director of the weekly newspaper ,[5] of which he had been an editorialist since 1968.[6] He was honorary president of "Biarritz autrement – Biarritz Bestelakoa", which he co-founded in 1989.[7]

In 1983, Abeberry was elected to the municipal council of Biarritz, where he remained until 30 March 2014.[8] In 1991, he became second deputy mayor, giving him the responsibility of promoting culture in Biarritz. He founded the dance festival Le Temps d'Aimer, which paved the way for a national choreographic center in 1998,[7] known today as the Malandain Ballet Biarritz.[9] He partnered with the Académie André-Marchal to create the Concours international d'orgue de la ville de Biarritz in 1993. That year, he also promoted the Orchestre d'harmonie de Biarritz.[10]

Jakes Abeberry died on 29 November 2022, at the age of 92.[11]

Works

Notes and References

  1. News: Taberna. Goizeder. 30 November 2022. Jakes Abeberry : mort d’un abertzale dans l’âme. French. Mediabask. 1 December 2022.
  2. Web site: Abeberry, Jacques. Auñamendi Encyclopedia. Spanish.
  3. News: 2 March 2017. Hommage à Koko Abeberry, par Mikel Epalza. French. Enbata. 1 December 2022.
  4. News: Bottrel. Rosalyne. 9 May 2002. Les Abeberry. French. L'Express. 1 December 2022.
  5. Web site: Qui sommes nous ?. Enbata. French.
  6. News: Goizeder. Taberna. 22 October 2020. Jakes Abeberry : “Enbata a insufflé ces envies”. French. Mediabask. 1 December 2022.
  7. Web site: Biarritz autrement. CanalBlog. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20181116173651/http://btzautrement.canalblog.com/archives/2008/01/03/7432495.html. 16 November 2018.
  8. News: Vernay. Marie-Christine. 13 September 1997. Danse. Rencontre avec un zélateur du festival de Biarritz, Jakes Abeberry, adjoint au maire, Basque et ex-danseur. La danse aux basques. Le Temps d'Aimer. Gare du Midi, 05 59 22 12 21, jusqu'au 21 septembre. Samedi à 21h à la Gare du Midi, le Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève. Dimanche à 14h, danses traditionnelles basques dans les rues de la ville, à 17h, à la Gare du Midi, tradition également avec «Kondharian» de Juan Antonio Urbeltz.. French. Libération. 1 December 2022.
  9. Web site: Identité. Malandain Ballet Biarritz. French.
  10. News: Pommiers. Benoît. 29 December 2011. Récital interactif. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190424190045/https://www.sudouest.fr/2011/12/29/recital-interactif-592050-4608.php. 24 April 2019. French. Sud Ouest. 1 December 2022.
  11. News: Cardot. Marine. Boutin. Allain. 30 November 2022. Défenseur infatigable du pays basque, Jakes Abeberry est mort à 92 ans. French. France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine. 1 December 2022.
  12. Web site: La question basque. Bibliothèque nationale de France. French.

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