Iñaki Azkuna

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Iñaki Azkuna in October 2005.

Iñaki Azkuna Urreta (14 February 1943 – 20 March 2014) was a Spanish politician of the Basque Nationalist Party. From 1999 until his death, he was mayor of the city of Bilbao, Biscay in the Basque Country. In 2012, he won the World Mayor Prize, honoring the most outstanding mayors in the world.[1] He was born in Durango, Biscay.

Azkuna died from prostate cancer on 20 March 2014 in Bilbao, Biscay. He was 71 years old.[2]

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  1. Galarraga, Naiara (19 January 2003). "Una legislatura de gobierno nacionalista en minoría". El País. Edicíones El País. Retrieved 20 March 2014. (in Spanish)
  2. "Fallece a los 71 años Iñaki Azkuna, alcalde de Bilbao, aquejado de un cáncer". ABC. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014. (in Spanish)

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