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Bob Simon reports on the disappearance of "enemies of the state," including pregnant women, during the 1970s and 80s
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. Neither she nor Quevedo have been found.
During the bloody 1976-1983 dictatorship, military officials carried out the systematic theft of babies from political prisoners who were often executed without a trace.
The dictatorship during the so-called "dirty war" was notorious for human rights violations. At least 30,000 people were killed by the mili
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TEXT ON SCREEN: January 6, 1984
ARCHIVAL (NBC, 1-6-84):
NEWS ANCHOR: The people of Argentina are now beginning at long last to unravel the mystery of the disappeared.
ARCHIVAL (NBC, 1-6-84):
NEWS REPORT: The remains of many of the disappeared are being found in unmarked graves throughout the country. Many of the bodies show signs of torture.
NARRATION: During the military dictatorship in Argentina – from 1976 to 1983 – as many as 30,000 people simply disappeared without a trace.
Some of those taken were young pregnant women. Kept alive until they gave birth, at least 500 of their babies were then given to couples who were deemed sympathetic to the regime.
ESTELA DE CARLOTTO: These predators thought that we women were weak, and that we were going to stay home crying in fear. They were wrong
NARRATION: It’s a story that’s still playing out today, nearly 40 years after it began.
UKI GOÑI: It’s so easy to relate they kidnapped my daughter. She was pregnant. Where’s my grandchild? It’s the most basic human story in the world.
WHERE IS MY GRANDCHILD?
ARCHIVAL (CBS, 3-24-76):
NEWS REPORT: A three-man military junta has taken over the government of Argentina.
NARRATION: The coup began in the early morning hours of March 24, 1976.
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