Juan José Gerardi Conedera
Juan José Gerardi Conedera was a Guatemalan Roman Catholic bishop and human rights defender who was long active in working with the indigenous Mayan peoples of the country. In the 1970s he gained government recognition of indigenous languages as official languages, and helped secure permission for radio stations to broadcast in indigenous languages. In 1988 he was appointed to the government's National Reconciliation Commission to begin the process of accounting for abuses during the civil war.
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Male
Date of Birth
December 27th, 1922
Age
103
Birth Place
Guatemala, Guatemala Department
Date of Death
April 26th, 1998
Died Aged
75
Star Sign
Capricorn
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