Gerardi Conedera, Juan Jose, Bishop

Gerardi Conedera, Juan Jose, Bishop
▪ 1999

      Guatemalan religious leader who, in his campaign for human rights, led the Recovery of Historical Memory project; two days after the project's findings were published, documenting the abuses that took place during 36 years of civil conflict, Gerardi was beaten to death (b. Dec. 27, 1922, Guatemala City, Guat.—d. April 26, 1998, Guatemala City).

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