María Ester Gatti Explained

María Ester Gatti
Birth Name:	María Ester Gatti de Islas
Birth Place:	Uruguay
Occupation:	Teacher, activista
Spouse:	Ramón Islas
Children:	María Emilia Islas

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 on December 5, 2010, aged 92. Her remains are buried at Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo.^[4]

External links

• Maria Ester Gatti (in Spanish)

Notes and References

1. News: Charles. Newberry. María Ester Gatti, Uruguayan Activist, Dies at 92. . 2010-12-06 . 2011-01-02.
2. News: Charles. Newberry. Maria Esther Gatti de Islas, Uruguayan human rights activist, dies at 92; Chane't Johnson, screen and stage actress, dies at 34. . 2010-12-07 . 2011-01-02.
3. News: Shirley . Christian . Uruguay to Vote on Military Cases . The New York Times . April 16, 1989 . 2010-01-28 .
4. Web site: Obituary of María Ester Gatti . 2010-12-06. La República. es.