Essay On Abuelas De Plaza De Mayo

Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo were Argentinian women whose children and grandchildren disappeared between the years of 1976 and 1983. These years were known as the Dirty War. Women who disappeared were mostly young, educated, and some were pregnant. They were taken by the government and tortured because of their beliefs. Unfortunately for the women expecting a child, as soon as their child was born they were taken from them. The women who survived started looking for their children and made an association called Madres de Plaza mayo.
The government was very crafty in the way that they handled this situation. They actually destroyed any evidence in which would make it easier for women to find their missing children. The mothers and grandmothers created an association and every Thursday they would reunite in order to further improve their process in searching for the missing children. In Argentina this was in fact the first time victims had stepped up and marched to demand that they be heard by the government. All they wanted was to know what had happened and they wanted the chance to see them. Even though these women had been tortured by the government for stating their thoughts, they were still strong enough to fight for their missing children. They all found the strength in each other to march in public. Some grandmother’s didn’t even get …show more content…
Even till this day victims of this horrible tragedy keep getting involved. As of 1997, the abuelas de plaza mayo have started a campaign in which they reach young people of Argentina that are questioning their true identity. This has actually been a huge success. They have reunite lots of young people to their long lost family. The once missing children have even spoken and gotten involved in the association. The abuelas de plazo de mayo have continued to spread the word. They want to be able to reach out to people with more information that are just afraid to