Argentina's Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Commemorate 30th Anniversary
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The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo are commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of their movement today in Buenos Aires with a celebration of art and music. Thousands joined the mothers in the Plaza to thank them for their three decade long struggle for human rights and justice.
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Aired on Free Speech Radio News broadcast April 30
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Lede: The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo commemorated the THIRTIETH anniversary of their movement today in Buenos Aires with a celebration of art and music. Thousands joined the mothers in the Plaza to thank them for their three decade long struggle for human rights and justice. FSRN's Marie Trigona has more from Buenos Aires.
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[Marie I] In 1977, out of desperation and love for their children, a group of mothers began a protest to demand information about the whereabouts of their children. These youth were among the 30,000 people who were forcefully disappeared during the so-called dirty war carried out by Argentina?s military dictatorship between 1976 and 1983.
While thousands were illegally detained in a network of clandestine detention centers, Jorge Rafael Videla, leader of the generals, st...
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