José Nino Gavazzo Explained

José Nino Gavazzo
Birth Name:José Nino Gavazzo Pereira
Birth Date:2 October 1939
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Death Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Occupation:Army colonel

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]

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 .[2]

José Nino Gavazzo died from a stroke in Montevideo on 26 June 2021 at the age of 81.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Silva Galván. Pablo. 26 June 2021. A causa de un derrame cerebral murió el represor José Gavazzo. Spanish. Caras y Caretas. 27 June 2021.
  2. News: 16 December 2009. Caso Gelman: la Justicia reconstruyó los últimos momentos de María Claudia. Spanish. La República. 27 June 2021.
  3. News: Rodríguez. Roger. 5 January 2009. Uruguay era el "Cóndor 5" y Gavazzo figura como "el jefe" de "CONDOROP". Spanish. La República. 27 June 2021.
  4. News: 26 June 2021. Murió de un derrame cerebral el represor José Nino Gavazzo a los 81 años. Spanish. La República. 27 June 2021.

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