Enriqueta Maroni

Enriqueta Maroni (Spanish: [enɾiˈketa maˈɾoni]; 7 February 1927 – 5 August 2025) was an Argentine human rights activist.

Biography

Maroni was born on 7 February 1927.[1] She was a member of Mothers of Plaza de Mayo from 1977, after two of her children were forcefully disappeared by the last military dictatorship. She became internationally known after being interviewed by Dutch television during the 1978 FIFA World Cup, where she told openly about the crimes of the dictatorship.[2] She was the organization’s president between 2022 and 2024.[3][4] Maroni died on 5 August 2025, at the age of 98.[5]

References

  1. ^ Murió Enriqueta Rodríguez de Maroni, ex presidenta de Madres de Plaza de Mayo Línea Fundadora (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "BBC News | AMERICAS | Argentina identifies 124 'disappeared'". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  3. ^ Buttry, Daniel L. Blessed Are the Peacemakers. Read the Spirit Books. ISBN 978-1-939880-65-9.
  4. ^ Mellibovsky, Matilde (1997). Circle of Love Over Death: Testimonies of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo. Curbstone Press. ISBN 978-1-880684-38-2.
  5. ^ Página|12 (5 August 2025). "Murió Enriqueta Maroni, expresidenta de Madres de Plaza de Mayo Línea Fundadora | Su figura trascendió tras ser entrevistada por la televisión holandesa durante el Mundial 78". PAGINA12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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