Anibal Verón was an Argentinanbusdriver who was shot and killed, allegedly by the Argentinan military, during a November 2001 protest. Verón had not received 9 months pay from his previous employer. He died at the age of 37.
Verón became known as a martyr and an Argentine workers protest organization was named after him.
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