# Anger grows in Spain after eviction-linked protests’ central figure dies

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- France 24, 2026-10-08 09:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261008-anger-mounts-in-spain-as-woman-whose-eviction-ignited-housing-protests-dies

> Madrid’s tenants’ union said Wednesday that 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal has died. Her eviction last month sparked mass housing protests that led to an early election, and thousands demonstrated over her death.

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