Iñaki Antigüedad Auzmendi (born 1955,
Bilbao
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) is a Basque geologist and politician. He is professor of
hydrogeology
Hydrogeology (''hydro-'' meaning water, and ''-geology'' meaning the study of the Earth) is the area of geology that deals with the distribution and movement of groundwater in the soil and rocks of the Earth's crust (commonly in aquif ...
at the
University of the Basque Country, and leader of
Amaiur
Amaiur was a left-wing Basque nationalist and separatist political coalition from the Basque Country and Navarre. The name of the coalition comes from the fortress of Amaiur in Navarre, which was one of the last Basque strongholds during th ...
.
Following the strong performance of Amaiur in the
2011 Spanish general election
The 2011 Spanish general election was held on Sunday, 20 November 2011, to elect the 10th Cortes Generales of the Kingdom of Spain. All 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies were up for election, as well as 208 of 266 seats in the Senate. An elec ...
, Antigüedad is leading a campaign to hold a
referendum
A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...
on
Basque independence
Basque nationalism ( eu, eusko abertzaletasuna ; es, nacionalismo vasco; french: nationalisme basque) is a form of nationalism that asserts that Basques, an ethnic group indigenous to the western Pyrenees, are a nation and promotes the poli ...
.
See also
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2008 Basque referendum
The proposed 2008 referendum was a poll intended to occur in the Basque Country in that year, but prevented by the Supreme Court of Spain at the instigation of the Spanish Government.
The poll was to be a consultative referendum, in which two ...
References
External links
Iñaki Antiguedad: “El 20 de noviembre, que ningún independentista se quede en casa sin ir a votar” video of Antigüedad speech at pre-election rally at the
Velódromo de Anoeta
Velódromo de Anoeta (formally and in Basque language Anoetako Belodromoa) is an indoor arena located at the Anoeta Sports Complex in San Sebastián, Spain. The arena holds a capacity for 5,500 spectators.
It is primarily used for indoor athlet ...
, at www.amaiur.info
1955 births
Amaiur politicians
Herri Batasuna politicians
Leaders of political parties in Spain
Living people
Politicians from Bilbao
Spanish geologists
University of the Basque Country faculty
Members of the 10th Congress of Deputies (Spain)
Members of the 4th Basque Parliament
Members of the 6th Basque Parliament
University of the Basque Country alumni
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