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12/12/2016 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, Yoyes - Woman leader of ETA

The life and tragic death of the first woman leader of the Basque separatist group ETA.

In the 1970s, Maria Dolores Gonzalez Katarain, known as Yoyes, became the first woman to reach the leadership of the Basque separatist group, ETA, who were fighting a violent campaign for independence from Spain.  Yoyes eventually decided to leave and start a new life, but she was considered a traitor. In September 1986, ETA killed her in a crime that shocked even its own supporters. Simon Watts speaks to Yoyes' friend, Elixabete Garmendia.

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