Vladimir Roslik (c. 1941 – c. 1984) was a

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arrested and killed during the Uruguayan military dictatorship of 1973–1985. He was the last victim to die under torture during this dictatorship prior to the return of democracy in 1985. Roslik was born and had died in San Javier, Río Negro. He studied medicine in the USSR, at the

Patrice Lumumba University The Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (russian: Российский университет дружбы народов), also known as RUDN University and, until 1992, Patrice Lumumba University in honor of the hero Patrice Lumumba, is a ...

. Several monuments to him stand in his hometown.

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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights resolution
regarding Roslik's torture and death. 1940s births 1980s deaths People from Río Negro Department 20th-century Uruguayan physicians Assassinated activists Assassinated Uruguayan people Uruguayan torture victims People murdered in Uruguay Uruguayan people of Russian descent Communist Party of Uruguay politicians Peoples' Friendship University of Russia alumni Uruguayan expatriates in the Soviet Union 1984 murders in Uruguay {{Uruguay-med-bio-stub