María Adela Gard de Antokoletz

However, due to the many disappearances of those who were considered a threat to the political regime in Argentina, his mother advised him to give up his work or leave the country to avoid confrontation with the government.

During this time period in Argentina, thousands of political opponents either disappeared or were tortured and killed by the military dictatorship.

They started by holding vigils in the Plaza dedicated to their missing children in order to show the government that they would not give up trying to gain information about their lost sons and daughters.

The group represented a push back against the fear and silence that were being imposed on Argentine society during the Dirty War.

[8] As a founding member of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, Antokoletz played a significant role in the group and was elected vice president.

While in the United States, the women received a peace prize on behalf of the Mothers from the Rothko Ecumenical Movement.

While in Europe, they were able to meet with Prime Minister Felipe González of Spain and President François Mitterrand of France.

[10] The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo eventually split into two separate groups based on differences in opinion.

[12] The Mothers faced a lot of difficulty throughout their protests, and they were subjected to death threats and harassment, as well as attempts to silence them through arrests and murder.

[14] Antokoletz also believed that the people who committed these awful crimes must be brought to justice in order for there to be peace in society.

She felt that as long as the criminals went unpunished, it would send a signal to the guilty that they did not have to take responsibility for their actions and therefore could continue to do whatever they wanted.

Sadly, she never learned the truth about what happened to Daniel, but it was assumed that he was thrown into the Rio de la Plata in Buenos Aires.