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Telesforo Monzón
Telesforo de Monzón y Ortiz de Urruela (1 December 1904 in Bergara, Spain – 9 March 1981 in Bayonne, France) was a writer, politician and nationalist Basque leader. Monzón was an important leader of the Basque Nationalist Party during the Second Republic and the Spanish Civil War. After the end of the war, he was forced into exile for more than 40 years. After returning to the Basque region south of the Pyrenees, he became a major figure in the movement for Basque independence and was one of the founders of the coalition Herri Batasuna. At the 1979 General Election he was elected to the Spanish Congress of Deputies representing Gipuzkoa Province, the same district which he had represented from 1932 to 1936 during the Spanish Second Republic The Spanish Republic (), commonly known as the Second Spanish Republic (), was the form of democratic government in Spain from 1931 to 1939. The Republic was proclaimed on 14 April 1931 after the deposition of King Alfonso XII ...
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Telesforo Monzon, Aberri Eguna 1933
Telesforo or Telésforo is a masculine given name derived from Telesphorus. It may refer to: * Telesforo Castillejos (born 1947), Filipino politician and former provincial governor * Telésforo Isaac (born 1929), retired Episcopal bishop in the Dominican Republic * Telesforo Monzón (1904–1981), Basque writer, politician and nationalist Basque leader * Telésforo Pedraza Ortega (born 1945), Colombian politician, diplomat and lawyer * Telésforo Santiago Enríquez Telésforo Santiago Enríquez (died May 2, 2019) was a Mexican radio journalist and professor of Indigenous education in Oaxaca who was ambushed and shot dead. Career Telésforo Santiago Enriquez worked as a school teacher and as a professor ... (died 2019), Mexican radio journalist, professor and murder victim * Telesforo Trinidad (1890–1968), United States Navy fireman awarded the Medal of Honor {{given name Masculine given names ...
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1980 Basque Parliamentary Election
The 1980 Basque regional election was held on Sunday, 9 March 1980, to elect the 1st Basque Parliament, Parliament of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Autonomous Community. All 60 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) won 25 seats, Herri Batasuna, People's Unity (HB) came second with 11 seats, the Socialist Party of the Basque Country (PSE–PSOE) came third with 9 seats. The Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain), Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) and Euskadiko Ezkerra, Basque Country Left (EE) won 6 seats each. Overview Electoral system The Basque Parliament was the Devolution, devolved, unicameral legislature of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution of 1978, Spanish Constitution and the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country, Basque Statute of Au ...
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