Adela Forestello
Adela Forestello | |
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Rosario, Santa Fe Province , Argentina | |
Occupation | Human Rights Activist |
Spouse | Domingo Forestello (died 1976) |
Children | 2 |
Adela "Lila" Panelo de Forestello (31 January 1923 – 11 August 2021) was an Argentine
Forestello spent the rest of her life seeking answers to the kidnapping and campaigning for justice and the prosecution of those responsible for the forced disappearances and murders.[1][2] She was the only member of the Mothers of the Plaza 25 de Mayo to testify during the 2009 federal Guerrieri I Trial, which led to the conviction of several perpetrators for crimes against humanity in April 2010.[2][3]
Forestello was the last surviving original, founding member of the Mothers of the Plaza 25 de Mayo at the time of her death in 2021.[1][3][4]
Biography
Forestello was born in
Forestello's youngest daughter, Marta María Forestello, was a statistics student at the
In 1982, Forestello joined with other mothers to form the
Adela Forestello became the last living, founding member of the Mothers of the Plaza 25 de Mayo following the death of Noemí Johnston de De Vicenzo in July 2021.[3][4] A few weeks later, Forestello died in Rosario on 11 August 2021, at the age of 97.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Falleció Adela Forestello, la última de nuestras Madres de Plaza 25 Mayo". Redacción Rosario. 2021-08-11. Archived from the original on 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Celebró 97 años, Lila, la única Madre de la Plaza de Rosario que pudo declarar en los juicios". La Capital. 2021-02-01. Archived from the original on 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Murió Lila, la última integrante de Madres de Plaza de Mayo Rosario". Diario de Ciudadano. 2021-08-11. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ a b "Adiós a Noemí, Madre de Plaza 25 de Mayo de Rosario". Diario de Ciudadano. 2021-07-21. Archived from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-09-30.