Santiago Brouard
Santi Brouard | |
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 Santi Brouard at a political rally in 1980 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Santiago Brouard 1919 Lekeitio, Basque Country, Spain |
| Died | 20 November 1984 Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Political party | Herri Batasuna |
Santiago Brouard or Santi Brouard (1919 – 20 November 1984) was a doctor and
Early years
Born in the town of
Joining politics
In 1974, Brouard had to escape to the Northern Basque Country (French side of the Basque Country) after he treated an
When he returned from exile, he resumed work as a doctor and remained active in politics. He was sent to prison in 1983 together with other Herri Batasuna members accused of singing the Basque fighters' song
Death
Santi Brouard had been warned that right-wing Spanish paramilitary groups had targeted him, but he said he would not flee and that he would not lock his office door because of it. On 20 November 1984 Luis Morcillo and Rafael López Ocaña shot him dead at his workplace.[2]
The police investigation identified and accused Morcillo and López Ocaña of killing Brouard, but a judge in the
Recognitions
- The mayor of Bilbao named a street after Brouard in the neighbourhood of Ametzola.
- The mayor of Lekeitio named the public sportsfield of the town after him.
See also
- GAL
References
- ^ a b "Santi Brouard. Euskal Herria Osagai. Duintasuna omen".
- ^ a b Rafael Lopez Ocana
- ^ El Pais/
- ^ Antonio Rubio, "Yo asesiné a Brouard", El Mundo, 15 April 2013
External links
- (in Basque and Spanish)Santi Brouard. Euskal Herria osagai. Duingastuna omen Documentary made by the popular movement 'Euskal Herria osagai' in Lekeitio.
- (in Basque) With Santi Brouard after Hasi's congress Interview in the magazine Argia (1982)
- (in Spanish)25 years remembering Santi Brouard in Andalucia Article in the webpage Kaos en la Red
- (in Spanish)El asesinato de Santiago Brouard Special webpage by El Mundo about GAL
- (in Spanish)Rafael López Ocaña admits having killed Santi Brouard Piece of news in the webpage of Torturaren Kontrako Taldea (Group Against Torture)
- (in Basque)Santiago Brouard Jauna Article in the magazine Argia (1999)
- Santi Brouard: Abertzale ta Sozialista on YouTube
