Mikel Azurmendi Explained

Mikel Azurmendi (10 December 1942 in Spain – 6 August 2021) was a Spanish anthropologist, ETA dissident, and writer. He was the co-founder of the counter-ETA groups Foro Ermua and ¡Basta Ya!.^{[1] [2]}

In 2004, Basque singer-songwriter Imanol Larzabal released his album Ausencia, singing in Spanish to honor Azurmendi. Imanol a personal friend who had also decided to leave the Basque Country.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://www.abc.es/espana/abci-fallece-antropologo-mikel-azurmendi-fundadores-basta-y-foro-ermua-202108071641_noticia.html Fallece el antropólogo Mikel Azurmendi, uno de los fundadores de ¡Basta ya! y del Foro de Ermua
2. Web site: Fallece Mikel Azurmendi, una de las voces pioneras contra ETA. 7 August 2021.
3. Web site: El cantautor amenazado . https://web.archive.org/web/20010211093129/http://www.elmundo.es/2000/10/08/espana/8N0069.html . February 11, 2001 . The threatened singer-songwriter . Spanish . . October 8, 2000.