Mothers of Plaza de Mayo leader Taty Almeida dies at 95
President of Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Taty Almeida passed away on Sunday at 95.
Beloved by her fellow mothers and the rest of the human rights movements, she spent more than 50 years seeking answers and justice for the disappearance of her son, Alejandro Almeida, who was kidnapped by far-right paramilitary group Triple A in 1975.
Over the past four decades, Almeida became one of the most prominent human rights leaders in Argentina. She became president of Mothers of Plaza de Mayo-Founders Line in December 2024, after the death of her predecessor, Norita Cortiñas, in May of that year.
She first heard about the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo in 1979 and decided to find out what their work was all about. “It was hard for me to reach out to the mothers because I wondered who those women were,” she told Revista Haroldo.
Once she entered their headquarters in downtown Buenos Aires, however, she was shocked. “When I went in I saw pictures, and pictures, and pictures, and I thought, ‘Oh my God, I’m not the only one.” Taty joined the group of mothers right then and there and never left.
“Until the one up there says otherwise, I’ll keep going, firm in my fight for memory, for truth and for justice.”
At: https://buenosairesherald.com/human-rights/mother-of-plaza-de-mayo-taty-almeida-dies-at-95
Mothers of Plaza de Mayo leader Taty Almeida, 1930-2026.
Taking over the reins of the renowned human rights group in 2024, the media-savvy Almeida worked tirelessly to draw attention to Preisdent Javier Milei's back-door efforts to free the over 1,200 convicted Dirty War culprits from house arrest - as well as what she saw as Milei's politically-motivated persecution of a top rival, center-left former President Cristina Kirchner.
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I've been overwhelmed for some time by the catastrophe here, which the country could ill afford, and lost track of almost anything else.
I'm horrified to see in this article, peppertree, that Milei has gone after former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
I most deeply hope she will outlast the worst of the country's radical fascist class which has been terrorizing good people for so many decades.
Current presidents Trump and Milei
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I found this YouTube video which shows the procession carrying the body of Taty Almeida down the street, turning at the corner of former President Cristina's apartment, and pausing while Taty Almeida's daughter speaks to Cristina after the former President came to say "goodbye" to the heroic lady after her long committment to peace and justice was finished.
I know Cristina has been the target of at least one assassination attempt I've seen in photographs, and has been hounded mercilessly since her first day in office, not to mention Macri's monstrous actions against her. I'm not sure she's safe anywhere in the world, considering the pure hatred these fascists have for everyone significant who has tried to bring peace to the entire country, instead of the 5%, at the great expense of all the others.
Taty Almeida lost her son to the regime which vaporized 30,000 Argentinian citizens, for anyone who never had heard, yet. The US Republican Party, and its Presidents, with Kissinger acting as the Secretary of State, strongly supported the regime, so US gov't hands are dirty, as well.
It's important to have seen your information, and know about this passing.
Thank you, so much, peppertree.
With her son.
Estela de Carlotto and Taty Almeida
Hard workers always of the Mothers of the Plaza
who lost their children to the dictatorship and
worked to help relatives find their lost sons, daughters,
and grandchildren.
She was an especially easy target because she was what in Argentina they call a morocha - a tawny woman.
This dynamic made her a very close ally of the similarly tawny former President Cristina Kirchner - whom right-wingers in Argentina hate in much the same way Trumpkins hate Hillary (at least!).
Mrs. Kirchner, 73, would - despite having been put under house arrest on Milei's orders (by his own admission) - lead the polls for the 2027 elections if she were allowed to run for president.
But as Milei would never allow that to happen, it's anyone's race right now really - with center-left Governor Axel Kicillof leading the pack.
Should he win next year, he'll be Argentina's first Jewish president - something that drives the right down there especially nuts (oy!).
Thank you, Judi, for that incredibly thorough and well-informed reply.
Saludos!
