Kepa Anabitarte dies, a symbol of Basque Trade Unionism

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Born in Pasiaia, he started a young man in the Ela Clandestine Union and had to banish. He died at the age of 91 in San Sebastián.

Kepa Anabitarte died (Pasiaia, 1934), a symbol of Basque trade union during Franco. He started a young army in the Ela Clandestine Union and had to Go into exile. In the 70s he founded the Euskal Sozialists Biltzarra (ENB). He died at the age of 91 in Donostia-San Sebastián.

Anabitarte has moved all his life through the thirst for freedom of Euskal Herria. He was born in a family Euskaldun and Abertzale in the Trintxerpe district, in the context of struggles of employees and hard oppression.

He started his militant career in the Ela Union, so he was imprisoned. Behind him Congress in Munich from 1962was one of the architects of the first major split of the Union, because of the fundamental political differences in terms of roads and analysis to gain access to the freedom of the people. Since then he was responsible for the ELA-Berri team.

He also participated in the foundation of the MSB party, devoted himself Cooperativismwas responsible for industrial areas of Gipuzkoa, one of the factors of NambalOpinion Group OrreagaPresident of Ekhe Sa, who edits the newspaper Garnishetc.

Ela He wanted to transfer his participation to the family and relatives of Kepa Anabitarte. “In particularly difficult times he was an important militant of the Union,” said the Abertzale Union.

“A militant believers died of his principles, generous, tireless, always dedicated to projects to build an Euskal Herria freely and honestly. Agur Eta Ohore, Kepa anabitar,” he added.

Source: EITB

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