Mikel Azurmendi (10 December 1942 in Spain – 6 August 2021) was a Spanish anthropologist, ETA dissident, and writer. He was the co-founder of the counter-ETA groups Foro Ermua and ¡Basta Ya!.[1][2]

In 2004, Basque singer-songwriter Imanol Larzabal released his album Ausencia, singing in Spanish to honor Azurmendi. Imanol a personal friend who had also decided to leave the Basque Country.[3]

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  1. ^ Fallece el antropólogo Mikel Azurmendi, uno de los fundadores de ¡Basta ya! y del Foro de Ermua (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Fallece Mikel Azurmendi, una de las voces pioneras contra ETA". 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ "El cantautor amenazado" [The threatened singer-songwriter] (in Spanish). El Mundo. October 8, 2000. Archived from the original on February 11, 2001.