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As well as speaking Spanish fluently, Rocio has started to learn Welsh. Rocio came to Wales as a refugee when she was a baby with her parents who were fleeing the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile in the 1970s.
Jan 10, 2022 · Rocio Cifuentes arrived in Wales as a one-year-old with her parents, who were political refugees. Ms Cifuentes family came to Swansea in 1977 after they fled Chile, fearing for their safety....
Jan 10, 2022 · The First Minister has announced the appointment of Rocio Cifuentes as the new Children’s Commissioner for Wales.
Jan 10, 2022 · A woman whose family fled political persecution by the dictatorship in Chile in the 1970s has been named Wales' next Children's Commissioner. Rocio Cifuentes, who takes up the role in April ...
Jan 10, 2022 · The First Minister has announced the appointment of Rocio Cifuentes as the new Children’s Commissioner for Wales. The Chilean-born daughter of refugees will take up the position in April 2022 when Sally Holland’s tenure as Commissioner ends.
Jan 12, 2022 · Rocio Cifuentes arrived in Wales as a baby, her parents having fled torture and repression in Chile. Her father, Jose, has written about that time, how he was imprisoned, beaten and electrocuted by soldiers after General Pinochet came to power in 1973.
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Jan 10, 2022 · The First Minister accepted a recommendation from a cross-party panel of Members of the Senedd, to appoint Ms Cifuentes as the next Children’s Commissioner for Wales. Ms Cifuentes was born in Chile, arriving in Wales as a one-year-old with her parents as political refugees.
