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Argentine woman stolen as baby is reunited with family

• The woman was taken from parents as a child by Argentina's former dictatorship
• DNA found she is a biological daughter of Violeta Ortolani and Edgardo Garnier
• Former military and police figures kidnapped Ortolani when she was pregnant in 1976 in the Argentine city of La Plata, and Garnier was kidnapped in 1977 
• Over 30,000 people were jailed, tortured and killed during the 1976-83 dictatorship

By Kelly Mclaughlin For Mailonline

Published: 07:47 EST, 6 December 2017 | Updated: 08:03 EST, 6 December 2017

An Argentine woman has been reunited with her relatives 40 years after she was stolen as a newborn by the country's former dictatorship. 

An human rights group says DNA tests determined her identity, bringing the number of solved 'stolen baby' cases in Argentina to 126.

The Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo rights group said Tuesday that Adriana, a 40-year-old lawyer, is the biological daughter of activists Violeta Graciela Ortolani and Edgardo Roberto Garnier.

Former military and police figures kidnapped Ortolani when she was pregnant on December 14, 1976, in the Argentine city of La Plata. Garnier was kidnapped on February 8, 1977. Neither were ever seen again.

Adriana attended a press conference with the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, where she was reunited with relatives after four decades. 

The Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo rights group said Tuesday that Adriana (center in blue), a 40-year-old lawyer, is the biological daughter of Violeta Graciela Ortolani (top right photograph) and Edgardo Roberto Garnier (left photograph)

Former military and police figures kidnapped Ortolani when she was pregnant on December 14, 1976, in the Argentine city of La Plata. Garnier was kidnapped on February 8, 1977. They're both still missing

Adriana attended a press conference with the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, where she was reunited with relatives after four decades

Argentina's search for truth remains focused on the 500 or so newborns raised by surrogate families after the military junta launched a systematic plan to steal babies born to political prisoners. Pictured above, Adriana leans on the shoulder of her aunt during a press conference

Speaking at the conference, she said that she learned she was not the biological child of the couple who raised her after the man and women died. 

'I found out on a Saturday and on the Monday I had already gone to the Grandmothers, I wanted to know if I was the daughter of people who had disappeared, more than anything because of my date of birth,' she said. 

The DNA test took four months find a match, and on Monday she finally received a call that her parents had been identified. 

Her biological aunt attended the press conference on Tuesday, and the pair appeared emotional over their meeting.

Adriana's grandmother, who continued to look for her daughter, Violeta Graciela Ortolani, for decades, could not attend the news conference, but Adriana said they had already spoken by phone.  

Since learning about her mother and father, Adriana has already spoken on the phone with her biological grandmother

Speaking at the conference, Adriana said that she learned she was not the biological child of the couple who raised her after the man and women died

The DNA test took four months find a match, and on Monday she finally received a call that her parents had been identified. Pictured above, Hector Pantuso, left, hugs Adriana, the recovered daughter of two activists

Adriana is the 126th grandchild recovered by the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo (Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo) human rights organization

Since 1977, the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo have fought to recover their stolen grandchildren

'She is beautiful inside and out and such a personality.' Adriana said. 'Love is stronger than hate, always.' 

Human rights groups estimate that more than 30,000 people were jailed, tortured and killed or forcibly disappeared during the brutal 1976-1983 dictatorship. 

Since 1977, the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo have fought to recover their stolen grandchildren. 

In the dictatorship years, they marched every week in front of the main square in Buenos Aires at great risks to their lives. After Argentina's return to democracy, they lobbied the government to create a DNA database and dedicate judicial resources to the effort.

Argentina's search for truth remains focused on the 500 or so newborns raised by surrogate families after the military junta launched a systematic plan to steal babies born to political prisoners. 

Human rights groups estimate that more than 30,000 people were jailed, tortured and killed or forcibly disappeared during the brutal 1976-1983 dictatorship

The Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo has so far helped to identify 126 of the illegally adopted children in a campaign that has stirred painful memories. Pictured above, Adriana speaks as people hold portraits of her parents

Adriana's biological aunt attended the press conference on Tuesday, and the pair appeared emotional over their meeting

Adriana was raised not knowing she had been forced into adoption by the Argentine government

The Grandmothers successful pushed for the creation of the DNA database that enables people illegally adopted, including Adriana, to determine their real identity

Two former dictators were eventually convicted along with others of systematically kidnapping children. Pictured above, Adriana at Tuesday's press conference

The group has so far helped to identify 126 of the illegally adopted children in a campaign that has stirred painful memories.

The Grandmothers successful pushed for the creation of the DNA database that enables people illegally adopted to determine their real identity.

Two former dictators were eventually convicted along with others of systematically kidnapping children. 

Jorge Rafael Videla died in prison in May 2013 while serving a 50-year sentence. Reynaldo Bignone remains in prison.

Officials during the dictatorship also have been convicted of organizing the theft of babies from political prisoners who were often executed.    

Kidnapping and torture in the dictatorship-era of Argentina 

Some 30,000 people were kidnapped, tortured and killed between 1976 and 1983 - the years of the military junta which became known as Argentina's 'Dirty War', according to rights groups.

Victims included Montonero guerrillas, labor union leaders, students, leftist sympathizers and in some instance, their relatives and friends. 

About 5,000 dissidents were held at the ESMA Navy Petty-Officers School of Mechanics, and only about 200 people are known to have survived.  

The baby thefts set Argentina's military regime apart from all the other juntas that ruled in Latin America at the time.

Former Argentine dictators Rafael Videla and other military and police officials were determined to remove any trace of the armed leftist guerrilla movement they said threatened the country's future.

Videla was sentenced in 2010 to 50 years in prison, while the 84-year-old Bignone got 15 years for their roles in the baby thefts.

Many pregnant women detained as dissidents were 'disappeared' shortly after giving birth in clandestine maternity wards, and their babies were handed over to families trusted by military officials.

In his testimony, Videla denied there was any systematic program for stealing babies, and accused prisoners of using their unborn children as 'human shields' in their fight against the state.

He called himself a 'political prisoner,' labeled the trial a farce and characterized his sentence as revenge by people who after being defeated militarily now occupy positions in the government.

At the height of the 1970s bloodshed, Videla famously denied the kidnappings that were taking place, saying: 'There are no disappearances, they're a nonentity, they don't exist.' 

 

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