US EditionArgentina Identifies 140th ‘Stolen Grandchild’ Nearly Five Decades On
ARGENTINA, JUL 7 – The 140th grandchild identified was born in captivity during Argentina's dictatorship; about 300 children remain missing, the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo said.
- A man from Buenos Aires, born in a secret detention center during Argentina's military dictatorship in 1977, has been confirmed as the 140th recovered individual among those known as the country's "stolen grandchildren" through the efforts of the organization dedicated to locating children taken during that period.
- His parents, left-wing activists Romero and Metz, were arrested in December 1976 during Argentina's military dictatorship, which abducted infants to be raised by regime loyalists.
- The Grandmothers group used an anonymous tip and DNA testing to confirm the man's identity after nearly 48 years, reconnecting him with his sister Adriana Metz Romero.
- Metz Romero said, "Now I know where my brother is!" after their first video call and the positive DNA test confirmed their sibling relationship.
- The identification underscores ongoing efforts to find approximately 300 missing people and highlights the need for state support amid contested historical narratives and funding cuts.
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A group of midwives has long been trying to find about 500 babies stolen by Argentina's military junta.
In Buenos Aires, the Grandmothers of the Square of May, the organization mobilized for 47 years to identify the stolen babies of the military dictatorship, announced on Monday 7 July that it had found the 140th of these children born in detention, torn from their mothers and entrusted to families by the army. It was an opportunity to denounce the dismantling of the institutions in charge of this research by the current government.
140th Stolen Baby Identified in Argentina
After 48 years of living under a false identity, a Buenos Aires man has been revealed as the 140th "stolen grandchild" taken from activist parents during Argentina's brutal military dictatorship, rekindling hope for hundreds still searching for lost relatives. DNA tests confirmed his identity, according to the Grandmothers of Plaza...
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