Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies
María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her Madrid home sparked nationwide protests across Spain and unleashed a political crisis, died on Wednesday while hospitalized.
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‘Maricarmen,’ Whose Eviction Enraged Spaniards, Dies at 87
María del Carmen Abascal, aged and ailing, became a symbol of the country’s housing crisis when she was evicted two weeks ago, prompting mass protests and triggering national elections.
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Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies
Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years in September.
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Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction shook Spain, has died
María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her Madrid home sparked nationwide protests across Spain and unleashed a political crisis, died on Wednesday while hospitalized.