Argentina: Plaza De Mayo Grandmothers to Reunite Child 119
Argentina: Plaza De Mayo Grandmothers to Reunite Child 119
The Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo will reunite their 119th child with family the child was seperated under Argentina’s military dictatorship. Argentine campaign group Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo announced that they have found the son of a woman who was held captive by the military junta of the 1970s and 1980s.
The group announced Monday that DNA of Mario Bravo matched a member of the group who had lost a son during the junta that lasted nearly eight years.
Mario Bravo was taken from his mother as a child 38 years ago and given to military government supporters to be raised and educated while his mother was imprisoned. Speaking to a local radio station, Bravo said he had been in contact with the group after having doubts about his identity and as a result, took a DNA test in 2007.
"They interviewed me and then started testing me on dates. They asked me to come into their offices a week ago to have a chat. Then they asked my permission to announce my discovery," Bravo said. Bravo also confirmed that he had spoken to his mother after their DNA results proved a match.
"I have talked these last few days to someone who has been re-living very difficult moments and she told me she was released after two years in captivity on condition that she had to keep silent about what had happened," he said.
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