Argentina group IDs 131st baby stolen during dictatorship
A human rights group in Argentina says DNA tests have confirmed that a man was taken from his mother as a baby by the country’s former dictatorship
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press
December 22, 2022, 8:52 PM
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- DNA tests have confirmed that a man was taken from his mother as a baby during Argentina’s dictatorship, a human rights group said Thursday, increasing the number of this type of case to 131.
Estela de Carlotto, president of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, said at a news conference that the man, whose name was not released, was determined to be the biological son of Lucía Ángela Nadín and Aldo Hugo Quevedo.
Nadín and Quevedo, who were from the western province of Mendoza, belonged to an armed leftist group and were detained in late 1977 in the capital of Buenos Aires. Nadín was about two or three months pregnant at the time.
Testimony from survivors revealed that Nadín was taken from the detention center where she was held in March and April 1978 to give birth.
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Grandson 131: the story of his missing Mendoza parents
His restitution was announced by Estela de Carlotto, who gave details of the life of Lucía Nadín and Aldo Quevedo, the parents of grandson 131. Learn about their story.
Lucía Nadín and Aldo Quevedo, the parents of the grandson 131
December 22, 2022 - 18:57
Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo announced this Thursday the restitution of grandson 131 , who is the son ofa Mendoza father and mother, who were kidnapped and disappeared by the military dictatorship.
"As if the end of the year had insisted on fulfilling wishes, after almost three years, we once again celebrate the discovery of a new grandson , number 131. Once again we confirm that the almost 300 men and women who live with their false identity are among us, and we are once again excited about a 2023 with more restitutions, ”said the agency in a press release.
"The year says goodbye to us giving us hope of finding those who are still missing," celebrated the head of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, Estela de Carlotto , at the start of the press conference in which they announced "the happiness" of meeting a new grandson .
Grandson 131 is the son of Lucía Nadín and Aldo Quevedo, both from Mendoza, who were kidnapped by State terrorism in 1977 and disappeared the following year.
Estela de Carlotto announced the return of grandson 131 at a press conference. He is the son of Lucía Nadín and Aldo Quevedo from Mendoza, who disappeared due to state terrorism.
Photo: Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo Press
The story of Lucía and Aldo, the parents of the grandson 131
Lucía Ángela Nadín Coppoletta was born on December 13, 1947 in the Third Section of the City of Mendoza. She was of Italian descent. She was called the "Chiquita" in her affections in the 70s. She was a teacher and translator of Latin and French. She worked in a bookbinding shop that she owned. She was married to Aldo Hugo Quevedo , born in the department of San Carlos, on November 26, 1941. Aldo was a teacher, worked in a printing press in Guaymallén, and was 35 years old. They called him “El Negro”, “Negrito” or “Dipy”.
The couple was active in the Workers' Revolutionary Party - People's Revolutionary Army (PRT-ERP). Victims of persecution by the dictatorship, in mid-1976 they fled to Buenos Aires with Beatriz Corsino, who was also disappeared. Between September and October 1977, Lucía was kidnapped along with her husband in the City of Buenos Aires . She was two or three months pregnant . Witnesses declared having shared captivity with the couple in the Clandestine Detention, Torture and Extermination Centers (CCDTyE) Club Atlético and El Banco.
Through testimonies of survivors, it was learned that Lucía was removed from El Banco between April and May 1978 to give birth . The baby born in captivity between April and May 1978 is the one found by the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo. This case was initially reported to the National Commission for the Right to Identity ( CONADI ) and was later incorporated into the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo. Lucia Ángela Nadín Coppoletta is still missing. She was 29 years old. There are suspicions that he could have been born in the clandestine maternity ward at the Navy School of Mechanics (ESMA).
Relatives, when they heard that Lucía would be pregnant, they began to investigate. The Mendoza Regional Ecumenical Movement for Human Rights (MEDH) made a formal complaint to CONADI and in 2004 Lucía's pregnancy was confirmed. Both families left blood samples and in 2015 a person was located who could be the wanted grandson. In 2019, the CONADI investigation unit entered the case in the fiscal unit for the investigation of cases of appropriation in the framework of State terrorism, from where they contacted the man, who agreed to have the genetic analysis done and this Wednesday, December 21 , confirmed that he is the son of Lucía and Aldo.
Estela de Carlotto, from Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, dedicated words of recognition to the work of Elba Morales and Pocha Camín, references of the MEDH Mendoza, who died in 2017 and 2012 respectively.
https://www.sitioandino.com.ar/sociedad/nieto-131-la-historia-sus-padres-mendocinos-desaparecidos-n5643119