About Iñaki Azkuna
Lived 1943 – 2014 (aged 71). Iñaki Azkuna was a Spanish physician, politician, cardiologist, university teacher and radiologist.
Iñaki Azkuna Urreta (14 February 1943 – 20 March 2014) was a Spanish politician of the Basque Nationalist Party. He was mayor of the city of Bilbao, Biscay in the Basque Country, from 1999 until his death. In 2012, Azkuna won the World Mayor Prize, honoring the most outstanding mayors in the world, for his transformation of industrial Bilbao into a cultural centre.
Azkuna died from prostate cancer on 20 March 2014 in Bilbao, Biscay. He was 71 years old.
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Who was Iñaki Azkuna?
Spanish politician (1943-2014)
When was Iñaki Azkuna born?
Iñaki Azkuna was born on 14 February 1943 in Durango.
When did Iñaki Azkuna die?
Iñaki Azkuna died on 20 March 2014 in Bilbao.
What was Iñaki Azkuna's occupation?
Iñaki Azkuna was a physician, politician, cardiologist, university teacher and radiologist.
What nationality was Iñaki Azkuna?
Iñaki Azkuna was Spanish.
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