Madres De Plaza De Mayo Essay

On March 24th it can either be a normal day for many, but for the people of Argentina it is a much deeper and emotional day as it is one of the more recently recognized holidays since being widely accepted as a public holiday in 2006. It is one of the most important public holidays in Argentina today, thousands of people walking the streets of Buenos Aires Argentina holding up pictures of loved ones. Others are citezens that believe and support human rights and want justice leading peaceful marches. Two important groups during these marches are “Madres de Plaza de Mayo” (Mothers of plaza de mayo) which are seeking trying to seek the truth in what happened to the whereabouts of their loved ones and “Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo” Grandmothers of
This event is known as the dirty war that occurred in Argentina during the 1973-1983, but some historians have linked it to a different date in which the war had begun dating back to 1969. In order to have an idea in what the people of Argentina are actually celebrating we have to research the history and the real story that has had such impact to be recognized as a public holiday. The dirty war better known as the “Guerra Sucia” in 1973 the Argentine anti-communist alliance were made up of right wing, it was founded in Argentina during this time under the rule of Isabel Peron’s rule which was Argentinas president at the time of this event. During this dictatorship during the 1970’s and 80’s six latin America countries coordinated with each other to eliminate anyone who deemed a threat to the political system or anyone who had different views outside their own. This was known as operation Condor, military dictatorships consisted of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. They worked together to track down anyone they believed was a terrorist, activist, leftist, label organizers, priest, students, gorilla fighters, journalist, gorilla fighers and their families. Victims and survivors of its brutal