1. Separatist movement - Basques in Spain
The Basque nation counts about 5 million people and is considered by some historians to be the oldest European nation to remain in the same region. Their language is not similar to any other Indo-European language (Observatorio Barcelona, 2001). The Basque nation spans 7 regions: the Vizcaya, Guipuzcoa, Alava and Navarra regions in Spain, and Lapurdi, Baja Navarra and Zuberoa in France. The Basques ... has become specially important since 1959, when a terrorist group called ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna - Basque Homeland and Liberty) was founded. It's creation is due to the terrible oppression t...
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