Elsa Pavón, first Grandmother of Paza de Mayo to recover stolen grandchild, dies
The human rights activist, who helped found the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, died Thursday, aged 90 La entrada Elsa Pavón, first Grandmother of Paza de Mayo to recover stolen grandchild, dies se publicó primero en Buenos Aires Herald .
Elsa Pavón, the first grandmother of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo to recover a grandchild taken during Argentina's military dictatorship, passed away at the age of 90 on Thursday. The Anahí Association, the human rights organization she led, announced her death on Facebook. She was described as a "bright and wise" and "beloved" figure by the association.
Pavón, a nurse and social psychology graduate, was among the co-founders of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, a group of women searching for their kidnapped grandchildren since 1977. She was also the president of the Anahí Association, which she co-founded in 1996. In 1983, shortly after the dictatorship ended, Pavón learned of a 7-year-old girl named Paula, who might be her granddaughter.
Genetic testing confirmed her identity in late 1984, marking the first restitution of a child stolen by the dictatorship. Paula lived with Pavón, who continued searching for her mother, sister, and the baby she never got to meet. Despite the pain of her search, Pavón never stopped advocating for truth, memory, and justice.
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