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Portrait of Carlos Garaikoetxea, pioneering Basque leader, amid symbols of mourning and heritage.
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Carlos Garaikoetxea, first democratic lehendakari, dies

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Carlos Garaikoetxea, first lehendakari of the Basque Government in democratic Spain, died on Monday at 87 from a heart attack in Pamplona. The Basque Government has declared three days of official mourning. A key figure in the Basque transition, he negotiated the Statute of Gernika and founded Eusko Alkartasuna after breaking with the PNV.

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