The Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country of 1936 ( es, Estatuto de Autonomía del País Vasco de 1936; eu, 1936ko Euzkadiren Berjabetasun-Araudia) was the first

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of the Basque Country. It was approved by the

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of the

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on 1 October 1936 in

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, in the midst of the

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. After the approval of the Statute, the first autonomous government was formed, led by José Antonio Aguirre (

EAJ-PNV The Basque Nationalist Party (, EAJ ; es, Partido Nacionalista Vasco, PNV; french: Parti Nationaliste Basque, PNB; EAJ-PNV), officially Basque National Party in English,) was rejected by party members in November 2011. Nonetheless, the party did ...

) and with the participation of the

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, PCE,

EAE-ANV Basque Nationalist Action ( eu, Eusko Abertzale Ekintza, es, Acción Nacionalista Vasca, EAE–ANV) is a Basque nationalist party based in Spain. Founded in 1930, it was the first Basque nationalist political party to exist running on a socialism ...

, Republican Left and Republican Union.

Timeline

References

1936 in the Basque Country (autonomous community)

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

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