Juan Carlos Blanco Estradé (19 June 1934 – 22 August 2021)[1][2] was a Uruguayan lawyer and political figure.

Background

Blanco came from a distinguished Uruguayan political family. His father, Daniel Blanco Acevedo, was a Deputy representing Montevideo in the 1940s and 1950s. His grandfather, Juan Carlos Blanco Fernández, was himself Uruguayan Foreign Minister in the 19th century. His uncle, Juan Carlos Blanco Acevedo, was Foreign Minister in the 1920s.

He was a prominent member of the Colorado Party.

Early career

Blanco qualified as a lawyer.

Subsequently, he worked for many years for the Organization of American States.

Political offices

Blanco was Foreign Minister of Uruguay from 1972 to 1976. His name is closely associated with the civic-military dictatorship. In 2002 he received a sentence of imprisonment for the disappearance of activist Elena Quinteros in 1976, who had been kidnapped from the Venezualan Embassy in Paraguy. As a civilian he was not protected by the Lay de Caducidad. Quinteros is considered one of the Disappeared.[3] In 2005 he was also indicted for the murders of the reporter Zelmar Michelini and politician Héctor Gutiérrez Ruiz.[4] He received a life sentence and died in prison.[5]

He was Uruguayan Ambassador to the United Nations from 1982 to 1985.

Subsequently, he served in the Senate from 1990 to 1995 and was regarded as being close politically with Jorge Pacheco Areco, a former President of Uruguay.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Murió Juan Carlos Blanco, canciller de la dictadura y condenado por caso Elena Quinteros". Montevideo Portal.
  2. ↑ "Juan Carlos Blanco – TRIAL International". trialinternational.org. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Hoeres, Peter; Knabe, Hubertus (20 February 2023). "After Dictatorship: Instruments of Transitional Justice in Post-Authoritarian Systems". Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Mendes, Mariana S. (24 July 2023). "Delayed Transitional Justice: Lessons from Spain, Brazil, and Uruguay". Taylor & Francis – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "Kissinger and Latin America: Intervention, Human Rights, and Diplomacy Stephen G. Rabe - Google Search". www.google.com.


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