José Nino Gavazzo
José Nino Gavazzo (2 October 1939 – 26 June 2021) was a Uruguayan army colonel.[1] He was a member of the Servicio de Información y Defensa (SID).[2]
José Nino Gavazzo | |
|---|---|
| Born | José Nino Gavazzo Pereira 2 October 1939 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Died | 26 June 2021 (aged 81) Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Nationality | Uruguayan |
| Occupation | Army colonel |
Biography
Gavazzo was chief of the Uruguayan branch of Operation Condor and took part in the forced disappearance of the stepdaughter of Juan Gelman in Germany.[3] Under the government of Tabaré Vázquez, he was convicted of the illegal transfer of people kidnapped in Argentina and detained in a clandestine detention center.[2]
José Nino Gavazzo died from a stroke in Montevideo on 26 June 2021 at the age of 81.[4]
References
- Silva Galván, Pablo (26 June 2021). "A causa de un derrame cerebral murió el represor José Gavazzo". Caras y Caretas (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- "Caso Gelman: la Justicia reconstruyó los últimos momentos de María Claudia". La República (in Spanish). 16 December 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- Rodríguez, Roger (5 January 2009). "Uruguay era el "Cóndor 5" y Gavazzo figura como "el jefe" de "CONDOROP"". La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- "Murió de un derrame cerebral el represor José Nino Gavazzo a los 81 años". La República (in Spanish). 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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