Josu Muguruza | |
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Born | Josu Muguruza Guarrotxena 1958
Bilbao, Spain |
Died | 20 November 1989 (aged 30–31) Madrid, Spain |
Cause of death | Assassination |
Burial place | Bilbao |
Occupation | Journalist |
Political party | Herri Batasuna |
Josu Muguruza (1958–1989) was a Basque journalist and politician who was assassinated in Madrid on 20 November 1989. Muguruza was among the leaders of Herri Batasuna, a Basque nationalist political party. He was about to serve at the Spanish Parliament for the party when he was killed.
Muguruza was born in Bilbao in 1958. [1] He received a bachelor's degree in information sciences. [2] He was a journalist by profession [1] [3] and worked as an editor-in-chief of Egin newspaper. [2]
Muguruza was a member of the Herri Batasuna and was part of the moderate group within the party who supported the peace talks between the Government of Spain and ETA. [4] [5] He was elected as a deputy from the Herri Batasuna in the 1989 general elections. [6]
Muguruza had a daughter, Ane, [7] born two weeks after the murder of her father. [1]
Muguruza was assassinated in Madrid on 20 November 1989 before he received his certificate of election. [6] He was dining at a restaurant of Hotel Alcalá. [7] The perpetrators were the members of an anti-ETA group known as GAL. [6] Ricardo Sáenz Ynestrillas, a member of the neo-fascist group, Spanish Social Movement (Movimiento Social Espanol), was arrested and tried for his alleged involvement in the killing of Muguruza, but soon released due to the lack of evidence. [8]
Later seven individuals, including a former police officer, Ángel Duce Hernández, were arrested in late July 1990. [9] [10] Of them, Duce and Ricardo Saenz de Ynestrillas were the members of a right-wing group called National Anti-Terrorist Group of Spain and were put trial for killing Muguruza. [11] Duce confessed in the trial that he and two other men murdered Muguruza for political reasons, but claimed that Ynestrillas was not involved in the attack. [11] Duce was sentenced to 100 years for the murder of Muguruza. [9] Duce was killed in a traffic accident in Alcorcón in August 1997 while he was using a six-day prison permit. [9]
A funeral ceremony was held for Muguruza in Bilbao on 23 November 1989. [12] A monumental sculpture was erected in his honor in Bilbao. [13]
The day, 20 November, Muguruza was assassinated has been commemorated by the Basque people since on the same day another Herri Batasuna leader Santiago Brouard was assassinated in 1984. [14]
Josu Muguruza | |
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Born | Josu Muguruza Guarrotxena 1958
Bilbao, Spain |
Died | 20 November 1989 (aged 30–31) Madrid, Spain |
Cause of death | Assassination |
Burial place | Bilbao |
Occupation | Journalist |
Political party | Herri Batasuna |
Josu Muguruza (1958–1989) was a Basque journalist and politician who was assassinated in Madrid on 20 November 1989. Muguruza was among the leaders of Herri Batasuna, a Basque nationalist political party. He was about to serve at the Spanish Parliament for the party when he was killed.
Muguruza was born in Bilbao in 1958. [1] He received a bachelor's degree in information sciences. [2] He was a journalist by profession [1] [3] and worked as an editor-in-chief of Egin newspaper. [2]
Muguruza was a member of the Herri Batasuna and was part of the moderate group within the party who supported the peace talks between the Government of Spain and ETA. [4] [5] He was elected as a deputy from the Herri Batasuna in the 1989 general elections. [6]
Muguruza had a daughter, Ane, [7] born two weeks after the murder of her father. [1]
Muguruza was assassinated in Madrid on 20 November 1989 before he received his certificate of election. [6] He was dining at a restaurant of Hotel Alcalá. [7] The perpetrators were the members of an anti-ETA group known as GAL. [6] Ricardo Sáenz Ynestrillas, a member of the neo-fascist group, Spanish Social Movement (Movimiento Social Espanol), was arrested and tried for his alleged involvement in the killing of Muguruza, but soon released due to the lack of evidence. [8]
Later seven individuals, including a former police officer, Ángel Duce Hernández, were arrested in late July 1990. [9] [10] Of them, Duce and Ricardo Saenz de Ynestrillas were the members of a right-wing group called National Anti-Terrorist Group of Spain and were put trial for killing Muguruza. [11] Duce confessed in the trial that he and two other men murdered Muguruza for political reasons, but claimed that Ynestrillas was not involved in the attack. [11] Duce was sentenced to 100 years for the murder of Muguruza. [9] Duce was killed in a traffic accident in Alcorcón in August 1997 while he was using a six-day prison permit. [9]
A funeral ceremony was held for Muguruza in Bilbao on 23 November 1989. [12] A monumental sculpture was erected in his honor in Bilbao. [13]
The day, 20 November, Muguruza was assassinated has been commemorated by the Basque people since on the same day another Herri Batasuna leader Santiago Brouard was assassinated in 1984. [14]