- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJuan José Gerardi Conedera
- Juan Gerardi was born on December 27, 1922 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. He died on April 26, 1988 in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
- Guatemalan Roman Catholic bishop and human rights defender who was long active in working with the indigenous Mayan peoples of the country. He was assassinated two days after he released findings from a church led investigation that accused the country's military of genocide of the country's indigenous population. Three military officers and a priest who worked with Gerardi were later found guilty of his assassination.
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