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Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Confers Doctor Honoris Causa on León Gieco Following Federal University March

The honor recognizes five decades of cultural leadership alongside a steadfast defense of human rights.

Overview

  • In a packed Sala de las Américas, rector Jhon Boretto presented the diploma as students, faculty, and guests gathered after the Marcha Federal Universitaria.
  • Córdoba mayor Daniel Passerini named Gieco a Huésped de Honor and issued a municipal declaration noting the distinction.
  • Gieco called for university involvement in searches for the disappeared tied to La Perla, as the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team resumed excavations in the adjacent defense reserve.
  • He voiced support for social mobilizations including marches for the Garrahan Hospital and the weekly rounds of retirees.
  • The ceremony, framed by the Saiehe education-history conference, featured youth and community orchestras and a set with Raly Barrionuevo, and reports note his 2019 Río Cuarto doctorate as well as an expected honorary degree from Universidad Favaloro.