María Ester Gatti
| María Ester Gatti |
| Born |
María Ester Gatti de Islas
January 13, 1918
Uruguay |
| Died |
December 5, 2010(2010-12-05) (aged 91) |
| Nationality |
Uruguayan |
| Occupation |
teacher, activista |
María Ester Gatti de Islas (January 13, 1918 - December 5, 2010) was a Uruguayan teacher and human rights activist.
She founded Madres y Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos, (or Uruguayan Mothers and Families of Disappeared Prisoners) following the abduction and disappearance of her daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter during the Dirty War in neighboring Argentina in 1976.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ Newberry, Charles (2010-12-06). "María Ester Gatti, Uruguayan Activist, Dies at 92". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/07/world/americas/07islas.html?_r=1. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ^ Newberry, Charles (2010-12-07). "Maria Esther Gatti de Islas, Uruguayan human rights activist, dies at 92; Chane't Johnson, screen and stage actress, dies at 34". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings-20101207,0,2712317.story. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ^ Christian, Shirley (April 16, 1989). "Uruguay to Vote on Military Cases". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE6D7143DF935A25757C0A96F948260. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
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Gatti, Maria Ester |
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| Date of birth |
January 13, 1918 |
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| Date of death |
December 5, 2010 |
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