Elena Quinteros
Elena Quinteros | |
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| Born | September 9, 1945 |
| Died | 1976 |
| Nationality | Uruguayan |
| Occupation | School teacher |
Elena Quinteros (September 9, 1945, Montevideo — missing from 1976) was a Uruguayan school teacher arrested and killed during the civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay.
On June 26, 1976, Quinteros was detained and taken to the Army's torture centre .
She tried to escape asking for help in the Venezuelan embassy, but she was taken by force. A few days later she was tortured and killed.[1]
The School Nº 181 changed its name to Elena Quinteros School.[2]
References[]
- ^ 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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