Carmen Gloria Quintana
Chilean democracy activist (born 1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quintana and the second or maternal family name is Arancibia.
Carmen Gloria Quintana Arancibia (born 3 October 1967) is a Chilean woman who suffered severe burns in an incident where she and other young people were detained by an army patrol during a street demonstration against the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.[1] She survived, and thereafter became a symbol of hope for democracy in Chile to many, receiving an embrace and encouragement from Pope John Paul II.[2]
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Born | (1967-10-03) October 3, 1967 (age 56) Santiago, Chile |
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