Elisa Delle Piane

Elisa Delle Piane
Born
Elisa Delle Piane Iglesias

(1925-03-27)27 March 1925
Montevideo, Uruguay
Died25 August 2008(2008-08-25) (aged 83)
Parque del Plata, Uruguay
OccupationPolitician
Political partyBroad Front
SpouseZelmar Michelini
ChildrenElisa, Margarita, Luis Pedro, Isabel, Zelmar, Cecilia, Rafael, Felipe, Graciela, Marcos
Parents
  • Luis Aristides Delle Piane (father)
  • Elvira Iglesias (mother)

Elisa Delle Piane (27 March 1925 – 25 August 2008) was a Uruguayan human rights activist and politician, a member of the Broad Front. She was married to journalist and politician Zelmar Michelini.[1]

Biography

Elisa Delle Piane was born in Montevideo on 27 March 1925.[2] She married Zelmar Michelini and the couple had ten children, including senator Rafael Michelini and human rights lawyer Felipe Michelini.[3] Zelmar was assassinated in Buenos Aires during the time of Argentina's military dictatorship, along with the president of the Chamber of Representatives Héctor Gutiérrez Ruiz and Tupamaros Rosario del Carmen Barredo [es] and William Whitelaw Blanco [es].[4]

She was among the earliest members of the Broad Front and was president of the national pro-referendum commission in Uruguay.[5]

She also dabbled in politics, was a substitute senator, and sat on the same bench as Zelmar Michelini.[2][6]

Elisa Delle Piane died in Parque del Plata on 25 August 2008, at age 83.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Madre, esposa, luchadora" [Mother, Wife, Fighter]. LaRed21 (in Spanish). 13 March 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Matto, Lillian (23 August 2013). "Elisa Delle Piane de Michelini (1925–2008)". La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Carlos Julio Pereira recordó a Elisa Delle Piane" [Carlos Julio Pereira Remembers Elisa Delle Piane] (in Spanish). El Espectador. 25 August 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Familiares y amigos despidieron a Elisa Delle Piane de Michelini" [Family and Friends Say Goodbye to Elisa Delle Piane de Michelini]. LaRed21 (in Spanish). 27 August 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  5. ^ "C-9-1817 – Elisa Dellepiane de Michelini, Presidente de la comisión nacional Pro-referéndum en el Uruguay, junto al miembro del consejo directivo de la CGT Miguel Candore" [C-9-1817 – Elisa Dellepiane de Michelini, President of the National Pro-Referendum Commission in Uruguay, Together With CGT Directing Council Member Miguel Candore] (in Spanish). Centro de Documentación e Investigación de la Cultura de Izquierdas en la Argentina. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Acto de homenaje a Elisa Delle Piane de Michelini" [Tribute to Elisa Delle Piane de Michelini] (in Spanish). Departmental Board of Montevideo. 26 August 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2017.