Basque conflict

Basque conflict
Part of the History of Spain and the Basque Country
Clockwise, starting at top left: ETA members at the 2006 Gudari Eguna in Oiartzun, Gipuzkoa; the Madrid Airport bombing; a demonstration against ETA in Madrid; pro-ETA graffiti in Pasaia.
Date 1959–20 October 2011 Location Spain, France Result ETA declares definitive cessation of its armed activity.
Belligerents
Francoist Spain (1959–1975) Spain (1975–2011) France GAL BVE Guerrilleros de Cristo Rey	Basque National Liberation Movement Euskadi ta Askatasuna Iparretarrak Iraultza Comandos Autónomos Anticapitalistas Irrintzi
Casualties and losses
387 Spanish law enforcement agents killed 98 off-duty Spanish soldiers killed 1 French Policeman killed 343 civilians killed by ETA (including 23 minors) 2,400 wounded and 1294 permanently incapacitated.	140 militants killed by law enforcement agencies 101 killed in a number of criminal cases involving various parties 44 killed due to their own explosives 4,250 wounded ~30,000 arrested
Total number of casualties is disputed (see Casualties)

Francoist Spain (1959–1975)
Spain (1975–2011)
France

Basque National Liberation Movement

The Basque conflict, also known as the Spain–ETA conflict, was an armed and political conflict between Spain and the Basque National Liberation Movement, a group of social and political Basque organizations which sought independence from Spain and France. The movement was built around the separatist organization ETA which since 1959 launched a campaign of attacks against Spanish administrations. ETA has been proscribed as a terrorist organization by the Spanish, British, French and Americanauthorities at different moments. The conflict took place mostly on Spanish soil, although to a smaller degree it was also present in France, which was primarily used as a safe haven by ETA members. It was the longest running violent conflict in modern Western Europe. It has been sometimes referred to as "Europe's longest war".

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