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Signature. Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (born 26 November 1931) is an Argentine activist, community organizer, painter, writer and sculptor. He was the recipient of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize for his opposition to Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship (1976–1983), during which he was detained, tortured, and held without trial for 14 months.
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish [xoˈse]; Portuguese [ʒuˈzɛ] (or [ʒoˈzɛ] ). In French, the name José, pronounced [ʒoze] ⓘ, is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current ...
Manuel Pérez (guerrilla leader) (died 1988), leader of the Colombian National Liberation Army from the 1970s to 1998. Manuel Perez (musician) (1871–1946), American cornetist and bandleader. Manuel Pérez (President of Nicaragua) (died 1852), President of Nicaragua 1843–1844.
Adolf. Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo, and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name with German origins. The name is a compound derived from the Old High German Athalwolf (or Hadulf ), a composition of athal, or adal, meaning "noble" (or had (u) -, meaning "battle, combat"), and wolf. The name is cognate to the Anglo-Saxon name ...
Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca[ a] (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936), known as Federico García Lorca[ b] ( English: / ɡɑːrˌsiːə ˈlɔːrkə / gar-SEE-ə LOR-kə ), was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27 ...
English. Spanish. Adolfo Perez Esquivel: Rivers of Hope is a 2015 American documentary film produced by The PeaceJam Foundation about the life of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Adolfo Perez Esquivel. [1] [2] [3] The film focuses on the historical analysis of the 80-year period of Argentinian turmoil dating from Esquivel's birth in 1931 to 2014.
Gustavo Jiménez (c.1886–1933), Peruvian Colonel who served as President of Peru for six days. Gustavo Leigh Guzmán (1920–1999), representative of the Air Force in the Government Junta that ruled Chile. Gustavo Noboa Bejarano (1937–2021), Ecuadorian politician, President of Ecuador from 2000 to 2003.
Adolfo López Mateos (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈðolfo ˈlopes maˈteos] ⓘ; 26 May 1909 – 22 September 1969 [1]) was a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964. Previously, he served as Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare from 1952 to 1957 and a Senator from the State of Mexico from 1946 to 1952.