Casualties

Monument to the fallen in Peacekeeping MissionsMore than 3300 peacekeepers from 120 countries have died in the line of duty under the flag of the United Nations.

The following are the men and women of the Uruguayan Armed Forces who gave their lives to ensure adequate conditions for lasting peace in countries torn by armed conflict:

33EN2nd Cpl.Alfredo JoséMaldonado De Ataídes
10/12/2013MONUSCODemocratic Republic of the Congo

# Branch Rank Names Surnames Birth Death Mission Country
35 EN Col. Julio Suarez 04/10/1962 03/09/2014 MONUSCO Democratic Republic of the Congo
34 EN Pvt. Marcelo Heber Peña Pellejero 15/02/1978 28/12/2015 MONUSCO Democratic Republic of the Congo
32 EN Col. Ruben Daniel Hernández Rodríguez 20/06/1960 27/10/2012 ONUCI Ivory Coast
31 AN CC Marcelo Teagle 05/04/2012 MONUSCO Democratic Republic of the Congo
30 Mr. Pablo Gorga Gonzalez 17/04/1998 MINUGUA Republic of Guatemala
29 FAU 1st Lt. (Av.) Martín Andrés Mazzoli Romero 01/08/1982 30/07/2011 MONUSCO Democratic Republic of the Congo
28 MI Sub. Com. Carlos Ernesto Tafernaberry 01/01/1969 15/01/2010 ONUCI Ivory Coast
27 EN Lt. Col. Gonzalo Daniel Martirené Ruibal 24/04/1964 12/01/2010 MINUSTAH Haiti
26 FAU AT 2ª Néstor Fernando Morales Martínez 22/05/1978 09/10/2009 MINUSTAH Haiti
25 FAU Cap. (Av.) José Ignacio Larrosa Píriz 01/02/1975 09/10/2009 MINUSTAH Haiti
24 FAU 1st Lt. (Av.) Santiago Gabriel Hernández Casas 16/12/1978 09/10/2009 MINUSTAH Haiti
23 FAU AT Ppal. José Leonel Pastor Ramírez 04/09/1969 09/10/2009 MINUSTAH Haiti
22 FAU AT 1ª Enrique Alejandro Montiel Ludueña 27/01/1977 09/10/2009 MINUSTAH Haiti
21 FAU AT 2ª Yiyi Anabel Medina Rodríguez 30/06/1980 09/10/2009 MINUSTAH Haiti
20 EN 2nd Lt. Abdón Bernardo Silva Román 12/02/1974 08/12/2008 MONUC Democratic Republic of the Congo
19 EN Pvt. Francisco Javier Rodríguez Castillo 30/11/1974 08/02/2008 MONUC Democratic Republic of the Congo
18 EN 1st Cpl. Carlos Ariel Clavijo 01/06/1963 05/09/2005 MONUC Democratic Republic of the Congo
17 EN 2nd Cpl. Tinquer Daniel Trindade 17/01/1980 11/06/2005 MONUC Democratic Republic of the Congo
16 EN 2nd Cpl. Leandro Virgilio Acosta Duarte 19/10/1976 03/05/2005 MINUSTAH Haiti
15 EN Sgt. William Aparicio Ferreira Cassini 05/07/1954 13/05/2004 MONUC Democratic Republic of the Congo
14 EN 1st Cpl. Anibal Dos Santos Ferreira 22/11/1973 19/03/2004 MONUC Democratic Republic of the Congo
13 EN Pvt. Rúben Dario Silveira Peralta 10/12/1968 16/07/2003 MONUC Democratic Republic of the Congo
12 EN Maj. Oscar Omar Gorgoroso López 15/09/1962 09/11/2002 MONUC Democratic Republic of the Congo
11 MI Of. Ppal. Oscar Ariel Guerra Olivera 15/01/1963 04/02/1999 MONUA Angola
10 EN Maj. Adolfo Scharpegge Mombrú 05/06/1960 20/07/1998 UNMOT Tajikistan
9 EN Pvt. Óscar Quiroga 15/02/1963 31/12/1996 UNAVEM III Angola
8 EN Maj. Juan Saúl Sosa Machado * 20/05/1956 17/06/1994 UNAMIR Rwanda
7 EN Pvt. Nelson Pereira Lezcano 01/09/1963 07/12/1993 ONUMOZ Mozambique
6 EN Pvt. Gerardo Aquino Pereira 21/09/1970 31/05/1993 UNTAC Cambodia
5 FAU Pvt. José Fernando Sappia Díaz 08/11/1972 27/05/1993 ONUMOZ Mozambique
4 EN 1st Cpl. Eduardo Lobelcho Martínez 12/06/1961 21/05/1993 ONUMOZ Mozambique
3 EN 1st Cpl. Víctor Valdéz Velázquez 01/07/1949 21/05/1993 ONUMOZ Mozambique
2 AN CS (Fus.) Daniel Luis Bustamante Ríos 11/05/1959 14/05/1993 UNTAC Cambodia
1 EN 2nd Cpl. Gabriel López Steinhardt 11/12/1961 11/04/1993 UNTAC Cambodia

Last updated on 28 December 2015´.