The Argentine Grandmothers Who Resisted the Junta
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Guillermo Pérez Roisinblit was born in the basement of the Navy School of Mechanics in Buenos Aires in 1978, a notorious death camp during Argentina's dictatorship from 1976 to 1983. His parents, Patricia and José, were abducted by the military junta due to their involvement with the Montoneros and vanished. He was later adopted by an Air Force officer without knowing his true identity. His grandmother, Rosa, searched for him and became part of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, who work to reunite children born in captivity with their families. Roisinblit is one of the recovered children, with ongoing efforts to find others.
Roisinblit was born in the basement of ESMA, a notorious death camp, and later adopted by a military officer, unaware of his true identity.
Patricia and José, both previously involved with the Montoneros, were abducted during Argentina's military junta, vanishing without a trace.
The Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo have tirelessly searched for missing children, focusing on those born in captivity to reunite them with their families.
Roisinblit is among the 140 stolen grandchildren recovered, highlighting the ongoing efforts to find individuals abducted during Argentina's dictatorship.
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