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![[May-Square Mothers’ flag]](../images/a/ar}may.gif)
Known as «Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo», who during and after
the military regime were daily demonstrating there about the fate of their
missing children and relatives. Certainly during the military regime
they were a very courageous group, inspiring similar movements elsewhere
in the world.
Jarig Bakker, 22 Dec 2001
The Madres de la Plaza de Mayo movement is a women's Argentine movement that aims at finding our what happened to the people that disappeared during the years of military dictatorship in the country and at sending the people responsible for the disappearings to the justice.
Jorge Candeias, 5 Feb 2005
The headkerchief is the symbol of the group because
the mothers have worn it during their meetings in the
Plaza de Mayo. It was first used in a meeting in Luján
in 1977 as a way to recognize themselves in the crowd.
Then it became their symbol.
Carlos Sánchez, 23 Oct 2007
The flag is marine blue with a [drawing of a] white cloth folded and tied in order to cover the head. There is a white border all around the flag. There are
words in white characters too over the marine blue background. [See a photo].
Santiago Tazón, 22 Dec 2001
The white words in the flag are the name of the group
above the headkerchief: Asociación Madres de Plaza de
Mayo that means Association of May-Square Mothers, and
the expression and motto of the group that is "ˇNi un
paso atrás!" that means "Not even a step backwards!"
below.
Carlos Sánchez, 23 Oct 2007
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