Elena Quinteros
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| Born | 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.[1] Quinteros was last seen in the 300 Carlos detention center during the civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay.[2] 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.[3] 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.[2]
The School Nº 181 changed its name to Elena Quinteros School.[4]
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[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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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