Txabi Etxebarrieta

Male, Deceased Person

1944 – 1968

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Who was Txabi Etxebarrieta?

Txabi Etxebarrieta, also known as Xabier Etxebarrieta Ortiz was a Basque nationalist and anti-fascist who was a popular leader of the armed separatist organisation Euskadi ta Askatasuna. He was killed after a confrontation with the Guardia Civil. He was born in Bilbao.

Etxebarrieta was a major ETA leader in the 1960s, known as being behind the first killing of the Basque organization. Etxebarrieta was also the first member of ETA killed in action.

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Born
Oct 14, 1944
Died
Jun 7, 1968

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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