Mariani Dimaranan
Activist
About Mariani Dimaranan
Lived 1925 – 2005 (aged 80).
Mariani Cuevas Dimaranan, (February 1, 1925 – December 17, 2005) was a Catholic nun and activist in the Philippines who fought against the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos.
Dimaranan headed Task Force Detainees of the Philippines, created in the early years of martial law in the Philippines by the Association of Major Religious Superiors of the Philippines to investigate and document human rights abuses.
Her name is inscribed on the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Wall of Remembrance, a memorial that honors martyrs and heroes who fought the dictatorship.
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Who was Mariani Dimaranan?
activist (1925-2005)
When was Mariani Dimaranan born?
Mariani Dimaranan was born on 1 February 1925 in Lubang.
When did Mariani Dimaranan die?
Mariani Dimaranan died on 17 December 2005 in Quezon City.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Mariani Dimaranan
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mariani Dimaranan. https://biography.guide/mariani-dimaranan/
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