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Raúl Francisco Tapia Hernández

Carpintero — 26 years old.

Background

StatusValech-Rettig Commission Violation of Human Rights
DateApril 23, 1978
LocationBuenos Aires, Extranjero
Age26 years old
OccupationCarpintero
AffiliationPS, Partido Socialista (PS)[2]
Date of Birth ,
Place of BirthArgentina
NationalityChilean
National ID (RUT)6.089.312-8

Case summary

Raúl Francisco Tapia Hernández, a 26-year-old carpenter and member of the Partido Socialista, was forcibly disappeared in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in April 1978. He was living in exile and working legally in that country when he became a victim of a human rights violation alongside two other Chilean citizens.

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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]

In 1978, Chilean citizens Raúl TAPIA HERNANDEZ, Jaime Nury RIQUELME GANGAS, and Luis ESPINOZA GONZALEZ were detained in Buenos Aires. These individuals were exiles who were working legally in Argentina and who were forcibly disappeared in the aforementioned context, in violation of their human rights.

However, the Commission cannot affirm that Chilean agents bear responsibility for this event.

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MemoriaViva[2]

In 1978, Chilean citizens Raúl Francisco TAPIA HERNANDEZ, Jaime Nury RIQUELME GANGAS, and Luis ESPINOZA GONZALEZ were detained in Buenos Aires. These were exiles who were working legally in Argentina and who disappeared in the aforementioned context, in violation of their human rights. However, the Commission cannot affirm that Chilean agents bear responsibility for this event.

Source: (Rettig Report)

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How to cite this record

DondeEstan.cl (2026). Raúl Francisco Tapia Hernández. Retrieved on June 4, 2026, from https://dondeestan.cl/record/raul-francisco-tapia-hernandez. Original sources: Museum of Memory (https://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=1903), Memoria Viva (https://memoriaviva.com/detenidos-desaparecidos/tapia-hernandez-raul).