Argentinian activist who spent 50 years looking for disappeared son dies
Summary
Lidia “Taty” Almeida, an Argentinian human rights activist who searched for her son after he was kidnapped during Argentina’s military dictatorship, has died at age 95. She was president of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, a group demanding justice for people who disappeared during the dictatorship from 1976 to 1983.Key Facts
- Almeida’s son, Alejandro, was kidnapped by paramilitaries in 1975, before the military junta took power.
- She spent more than 50 years searching for her son’s fate, but he was never found.
- Almeida became a leader in the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, a group of women who march weekly in Buenos Aires demanding answers about disappeared children.
- She continued to campaign for human rights and social justice until shortly before her death.
- Almeida was born in Buenos Aires in 1930 and worked as a teacher before becoming an activist.
- Alejandro was a medical student, poet, and member of a Marxist-Leninist guerrilla group.
- In 2008, Almeida published her son’s poetry found in his diaries.
- She became president of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Founding Line group in 2024.
- Many public figures in Argentina, including former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, expressed sorrow and respect for Almeida.
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