María Ester Gatti

María Ester Gatti
Born María Ester Gatti de Islas
January 13, 1918
 Uruguay
Died December 5, 2010 (aged 92)
Nationality Uruguayan
Occupation teacher, activista

María Ester Gatti de Islas (January 13, 1918 – December 5, 2010) was a Uruguayan teacher and human rights activist.

Biography

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]

She died in 2010, aged 91. Her remains are buried at Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Newberry, Charles (2010-12-06). "María Ester Gatti, Uruguayan Activist, Dies at 92". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
  2. ↑ 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. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
  3. ↑ Christian, Shirley (April 16, 1989). "Uruguay to Vote on Military Cases". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  4. ↑ "Obituary of María Ester Gatti" (in Spanish). La República. 6-12-2010. Check date values in: |date= (help)