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Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies, union says

María del Carmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked widespread protests across Spain, has died. She was evicted from her Madrid home of seven decades on September 23, leading to tens of thousands of people demonstrating. Abascal, known as "Maricarmen," had returned to her apartment after an agreement was reached, but remained in hospital.

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