Argentinian activist who spent 50 years looking for disappeared son dies
Outpouring of public grief for Lidia ‘Taty’ Almeida, leader of group of mothers that has marched every week since 1977 The human rights activist Lidia “Taty” Almeida – who spent more than half a century searching for her son after he was forcibly disappeared by Argentina’s military junta – has died aged 95, prompting a public outpouring of grief. Almeida, 95, was the president of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, made up of women who have marched around the square outside Argentina’s presidential pa
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Taty Almeida (centre) during a weekly march at the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, in April 2017. Photograph: Eitan Abramovich/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenTaty Almeida (centre) during a weekly march at the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, in April 2017. Photograph: Eitan Abramovich/AFP/Getty ImagesArgentinaArgentinian activist who spent 50 years looking for disappeared son diesOutpouring of public grief for Lidia ‘Taty’ Almeida, leader of group of mothers that has marched every week since 1977Amy BoothMon 15 Jun 2026 10.20 EDTLast modified on Mon 15 Jun 2026 10.46 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe human rights activist Lidia “Taty” Almeida – who spent more than half a century searching for her son after he was forcibly disappeared by Argentina’s military junta – has died…
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