What is Miguel Ángel Estrella?
[[File:Miguel Ángel Estrella (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''Miguel Ángel Estrella''' (4 July 1940 – 7 April 2022), was an Argentine pianist and human rights activist. He was a [[UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador]] and a juror of the [[Russell Tribunal]]. He was born in [[San Miguel de Tucumán]], [[Argentina]]. He went into exile on 1976 during the [[National Reorganization Process]] and was imprisoned and tortured in 1977 by the [[Civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay]]. He was released in 1980.<ref>[http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elpais/1-46385-2005-01-20.html Miguel Angel Estrella homenajea en París a su “ángel liberador”]{{in lang|es}}</ref> From 2007 to 2016 he was the Argentine ambassador to the [[UNESCO]]. In 2013 he was honoured by the [[Argentine Senate]] for his career and his [[human rights]] defense.<ref>[http://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201303/10048-miguel-ngel-estrella-recibio-la-distincion-de-honor-del-senado.html Miguel Ángel Estrella recibió la distinción de honor del Senado] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004084927/http://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201303/10048-miguel-ngel-estrella-recibio-la-distincion-de-honor-del-senado.html |date=2017-10-04 }}{{in lang|es}}</ref> Estrella died on 7 April 2022 in [[Paris]], [[France]] at the age of 81.<ref>[https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/musica/murio-en-francia-el-gran-pianista-argentino-miguel-angel-estrella-exembajador-en-la-unesco-nid07042022/ Murió en Francia el gran pianista argentino Miguel Ángel Estrella, exembajador en la Unesco] {{in lang|es}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Estrella, Miguel Angel}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Argentine musicians]] [[Category:Pianists]] [[Category:Argentine human rights activists]] {{bio-stub}}