Nearly 50 years after her death, Uruguay buries woman disappeared by its dictatorship
Voice of America
A woman places a rose on the coffin that contains the remains of Amelia Sanjurjo sits inside a hearse during her funeral service at the University of the Republic, in Montevideo, Uruguay, June 6, 2024. People attend the burial service of Amelia Sanjurjo at La Teja cemetery in Montevideo, Uruguay, June 6, 2024.
Nearly five decades after Uruguayan security forces seized Amelia Sanjurjo from the street, disappearing the newly pregnant woman into the maw of the military's prison system, she received a proper burial Thursday in her hometown of Montevideo.
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