Buenos Aires, April 30 (RHC)-- Various social organizations, activists, militants and personalities commemorated the 46th anniversary of the first round of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo in Argentina, in the midst of the dictatorship headed by Jorge Rafael Videla.
Argentinean President Alberto Fernandez paid tribute to the Mothers on his Twitter account, stating that 46 years ago they "began their struggle by raising their voices in the face of terror." He added that "in the society of our time, voices against democracy are still gaining strength. But their legacy remains intact: not to remain silent and to persist." The Argentinean president also said that "with the cry of Never Again, Memory, Truth and Justice became the present and the future of democracy in Argentina. Their struggle lives forever in our people."
Likewise, the Frente Patria Grande also remembered the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo. "Forty-six years ago, the Mothers were making their first round. Their example of courage and love enlightens us for the struggles of today and always," said the Argentinean organization.
Meanwhile, the militant Carina López Monja pointed out that that day was "a round that marks our history", exalting "that the example of courage, tenacity, struggle, of putting the body of the Mothers always illuminates our path, throughout the generations".
Another message remembering the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo was issued by the Brazilian Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST).
The Brazilian organization said that to commemorate "the anniversary of the Mothers and Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo is to recognize the decades of resistance that these women have endured. And above all, look at the process of transition that Argentina made towards democracy, which could not have happened without the popular mobilization that they represent".
The MST said that to celebrate the 46th anniversary of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo is "to recognize that the struggle for human rights must be a tool against class oppression."
