The President of the Basque Country is referred to as Lehendakari (literally, "firstlier") in Basque, or Eusko Jaurlaritzako Lehendakari ("President of the Basque Government"); the Spanish title is Presidente del Gobierno Vasco. Capital Vitoria-Gasteiz Official languages Basque and Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 14th  7 234 km²  1,4% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 7th  2 108 281  5,0%  291,44/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Basque  â€“ Spanish  Basque  euskal herritar, euskaldun  vasco/a, vascongado/a GDP GDP/C... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

"Lehendakari"

Before the establishment of Standard Basque in the 1970s, it was spelled Euzko Jaurlaritzaren Lendakari. Incidentally, both euzko and lendakari are Basque neologisms created by members of the Basque Nationalist Party. The generic Basque words for "president" and "government" are presidente/president and gobernu. In the Basque language, they are used for other presidents, like the President of the French Republic or the President of Navarre, and the neologism lehendakari is reserved for the Basque one. Jump to: navigation, search The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... The President of France, known officially as the President of the Republic (Président de la République in French), is Frances elected Head of State. ... Jump to: navigation, search Navarre (Spanish Navarra, Basque Nafarroa) is an autonomous community and province of Spain. ...

So far, all three post-Franco Lehendakari have come from the Partido Nacionalista Vasco party. Jump to: navigation, search Francisco Franco Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde Salgado Pardo de Andrade (December 4, 1892 – November 20, 1975), abbreviated Francisco Franco Bahamonde and sometimes known as Generalísimo Francisco Franco, was Head of State of Spain from 1936 until his death in 1975. ... The Basque Nationalist Party is a political party in the Basque region of Spain. ...

• 1936-1960: José Antonio Aguirre y Lecube (in exile from 1937)
• 1960-1978: Jesús María de Leizaola Sánchez (in exile)
• 1978: Juan de Ajuriaguerra Ochandiano (provisional, hours)
• 1978-1979: Ramón Rubial Cavia (a member of the Partido Socialista de Euskadi, he was actually president of the Basque Council, an multipartite organ preparing the restoration of Basque autonomy.)

• 1979-1985: Carlos Garaikoetxea Urriza
• 1985-1999: José Antonio Ardanza Garro
• 1999-present: Juan José Ibarretxe Markuartu

Aguirre y Lecube served as first Lendakari of the Región Autónoma del País Vasco, but Franco's army suspended the autonomy of the region in 1937. Jump to: navigation, search 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... José Antonio Aguirre Lecube (Bilbao, March 6, 1904–Paris, March 22, 1960) was a Spanish political figure. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search This page refers to the year 1979. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ramón Rubial Cavia (Erandio, (Vizcaya), October 28, 1906- Bilbao, 1999). ... The Spanish Socialist Workers Party (Partido Socialista Obrero Español or PSOE) is one of the main parties of Spain. ... Jump to: navigation, search This page refers to the year 1979. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1999(MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1999(MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Juan José Ibarretxe Juan José Ibarretxe Markuartu (born May 15, 1957) is a Basque politician. ...