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Eduardo Galeano (née Eduardo Germán María Hughes Galeano)
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Memorial Page for Eduardo Galeano (née Eduardo Germán María Hughes Galeano)

Sep 3, 1940 – Apr 13, 2015(74 years)Died in:Montevideo, Montevideo Department

Uruguayan writer and journalist

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Stig Dagerman PrizeAmerican Book AwardsManuel Vázquez Montalbán Award for Sports JournalismLannan Cultural Freedom PrizeJosé María Arguedas Prize

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Helena Villagra

Eduardo Galeano (* September 3, 1940 in Montevideo; † April 13, 2015 in Montevideo) was an uruguayan writer and journalist. He was 74 years old. He was married to Helena Villagra. He received 5 awards, including Stig Dagerman Prize, American Book Awards. His cause of death was lung cancer.

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Born in Montevideo, Montevideo Department

1940

Married Helena Villagra

1976

until 2015

American Book Awards

1989

Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize

1999

Stig Dagerman Prize

2010

Manuel Vázquez Montalbán Award for Sports Journalism

2010

José María Arguedas Prize

2011

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Died in Montevideo, Montevideo Department (lung cancer)

2015

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Eduardo Galeano (née Eduardo Germán María Hughes Galeano). Forever remembered.