On March 22, 2006, the Basque organisation ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna 鈥 Basque Homeland and Freedom) declared a 鈥減ermanent ceasefire鈥 after more than 40 years of armed struggle, first under the dictatorship of Franciso Franco and then under his appointed successor, Borbon King Juan Carlos. ETA instead called on Basque society to find its way to self-determination through dialogue.