Carmen Gloria Quintana
Carmen Gloria Quintana | |
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Quintana in 1987 | |
| Born | October 3, 1967 Santiago, Chile |
Carmen Gloria Quintana Arancibia (born 3 October 1967) is a Chilean woman who suffered severe burns in an incident where she and other young people were detained by an army patrol during a street demonstration against the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. She survived, and thereafter became a symbol of hope for democracy in Chile to many, receiving an embrace and encouragement from Pope John Paul II.