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Annalena Tonelli
1943–2003
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Servant of God
Venerable
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Annalena Tonelli was an Italian Catholic lay missionary and social activist. She worked for 33 years in East Africa, where she focused on tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, campaigns for eradication of female genital mutilation, and special schools for hearing-impaired, blind and disabled children. In June 2003, Tonelli was awarded the Nansen Refugee Award, which is given annually by the UNHCR to recognize outstanding service to the cause of refugees. In October 2003, she was killed inside her hospital by two gunmen.
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Born
2 April 1943
Forlì
Died
5 October 2003
Borama
Remembered as
missionary
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