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Infantry Battalion No. 5.

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centro de detención y torturas que funcionó en el Batallón de Infantería No. 5 durante la dictadura cívico militar uruguaya, actualmente convertido en Terminal Shopping

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Notable inmates

  • Luisa Cuesta
    Luisa Cuesta
    1925–2018 · human rights defender

    Maria Luisa Cuesta Vila (26 May 1920 Soriano - 21 November 2018 Montevideo) was an Uruguayan human rights activist.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

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World Prisons. (2026). Infantry Battalion No. 5.. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/infantry-battalion-no-5
Chicago
"Infantry Battalion No. 5.." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/infantry-battalion-no-5.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-infantry-battalion-no-5,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Infantry Battalion No. 5.},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/infantry-battalion-no-5},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}