Portuguese doctor, supporter of Angolan independence and political prisoner
Julieta Gandra |
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Born | Maria Julieta Guimarães Gandra 16 September 1917
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Died | 8 October 2007 (aged 90)
Lisbon |
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Nationality | Portuguese |
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Occupation(s) | Physician and gynaecologist |
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Known for | Amnesty International’s “Prisoner of Conscience of the Year”, 1964 |
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Julieta Gandra (1917–2007) was a Portuguese doctor who was imprisoned by the Portuguese authorities for supporting Angolan Independence. She was Amnesty International's "Prisoner of Conscience of the Year" in 1964.