The Human Chain for Basque Self-determination, also called ' (
Basque
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* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
words which mean "our right" and also "the way is in our hands," as a pun), was a
human chain and demonstration held on 8 June 2014 in the
Basque Country, claiming the Basque people's right to decide about their political status, eventually as a nation. It linked
Durango
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Biscay
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) to
Iruñea
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Lying at near above sea level, the city (and the wider Cuenca de Pamplona) is located on the flood pl ...
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Navarre
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) by a human chain along 123 km. It was called by (Basque for "It's in Our Hands"). About 150,000 persons participated in the human chain, according to the organization's estimates.
Gallery
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Navarre ( ; ; ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre, is a landlocked foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Autonomous Community, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and New Aquitaine in France. ...
.
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.
Image:Giza katea, iruñea.jpg, Iruñea-Pamplona.
See also
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Catalan Way
The Catalan Way (), also known as the Catalan Way towards Independence (), was a human chain (politics), human chain in support of Catalan independence from Spain. It was organized by the Assemblea Nacional Catalana (ANC) and supported by 14 no ...
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Hong Kong Way
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Human Chain for Basque Self-determination, 2018
References
External links
2014 in the Basque Country (autonomous community)
Basque politics
Human chains (politics)
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