Murder

1977 Atocha massacre

24 Jan 1977 · 40.41° N, 3.70° W

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When
24 Jan 1977
Kind
Murder
Coordinates
40.41° N, 3.70° W
Description
The Massacre of Atocha occurs, during the Spanish transition to democracy.

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1977 Atocha massacre

Far-right attack in Madrid, Spain

The 1977 Atocha massacre was an attack by right-wing extremists in the center of Madrid on 24 January 1977, which saw the assassination of five labor activists from the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) and the workers' federation Comisiones Obreras (CC.OO). The act occurred within the wider context of far-right reaction to Spain's transition to constitutional democracy following the death of dictator Francisco Franco.

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