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Azucena Villaflor
Argentine activist (1924–1977)
Azucena Villaflor | |
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Villaflor in the 1970s | |
| Born | (1924-04-07)7 April 1924 Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
| Disappeared | 10 December 1977 (aged 53) Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
| Body discovered | 20 December 1977 (1977-12-20) |
| Occupation | Activist |
| Spouse | Pedro De Vincenti |
| Children | 4 |
Azucena Villaflor (7 April 1924 – 10 December 1977) was an Argentine activist and one of the founders of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, a human rights organisation which looks for the victims of enforced disappearances during Argentina's Dirty War.
Personal life
[edit]Villaflor was born into a lower-class family to Florentino Villaflor, a 21-year-old wool factory worker, and his 15-year-old wife, Emma Nitz. Villaflor's paternal family had a history of involvement in militant Peronism.[1][2]
At the age of 16, Villaflor started working as a secretary for a home appliance
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