| Elena Quinteros | |
|---|---|
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| Born | (1945-09-09)September 9, 1945 |
| Died | 1976 |
| Nationality | Uruguayan |
| Occupation | School teacher |
Elena Quinteros (September 9, 1945, in Montevideo – missing from 1976) was a Uruguayan anarchist and school teacher. Quinteros was last seen in the 300 Carlos [es] detention center during the civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay. She tried to escape asking for help in the Venezuelan embassy, but she was taken by force near the entrance. A few days later she was tortured and killed. Because of this, Venezuela broke off diplomatic relations with Uruguay until democracy was restored in 1985. There was an investigation in the mid-2000s into the disappearance of Quinteros and others.
The School Nº 181 changed its name to Elena Quinteros School.
See also
References
- Sikkink, Kathryn (2019-03-05). Evidence for Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-19271-0.
- ^ Dutrénit-Bielous, Silvia, ed. (2020). Forensic Anthropology Teams In Latin America. Routledge. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-367-14338-1.
- Partido por la Victoria del Pueblo
- Proyecto Memoria de la Resistencia Archivo dedicado a los detenidos desaparecidos durante la dictadura cívico-miliar
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