Hebe de Bonafini
Hebe de Bonafini | |
---|---|
Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo | |
Term | 1979–2022 |
Spouse |
Humberto Alfredo Bonafini
(m. 1942; died 1982) |
Children | 3 |
Hebe María Pastor de Bonafini (4 December 1928 – 20 November 2022) was an Argentine activist who was one of the founders of the Association of the
Career
Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (1979–1986)
As president of the
Following the return to civilian rule in 1983, divisions began to develop in the organization relating to President Raúl Alfonsín's overly cautious progress in prosecuting the perpetrators of the Dirty War. Alfonsín established the 1985 Trial of the Juntas; but the decision to limit the proceedings to nine leading military junta members, as well as the acquittals handed to five of these, further antagonized Bonafini, who believed the president would forego further prosecutions for political considerations. The Mothers Association split in 1986, establishing two groups of around 2,000 members each: Bonafini's Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo Association, and the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo—Founding Line. Bonafini was generally identified with the more radical faction, choosing to justify the methods undertaken by guerrillas during the dictatorship.[6]
Post-military dictatorship
In the wake of the
Journalist
The relationship of the Néstor and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner administrations with Bonafini was very close. President Néstor Kirchner received Bonafini at the Casa Rosada within days of his 25 May 2003, inauguration, and regularly consulted her during his tenure.[11][12]
Bonafini announced in January 2006 that her organization would discontinue its annual March of Resistance out of recognition of President
The association also manages a federally funded housing program, Sueños Compartidos ("Shared Dreams"), which by 2008 oversaw construction of over 2,600 housing units earmarked for slum residents.[15] Sueños Compartidos had completed 5,600 housing units and numerous other facilities in six provinces and the City of Buenos Aires by 2011.[16][17] Its growing budgets, which totaled around US$300 million allocated between 2008 and 2011 (of which $190 million had been spent), came under scrutiny and generated nationwide controversy when a suspected case of embezzlement by the chief financial officer of Sueños Compartidos, Sergio Schoklender, and his brother Pablo (the firm's attorney) arose.[17] The Schoklender brothers, who were convicted in 1981 of the murder of their parents and spent fifteen years in prison, had gained Bonafini's confidence and managed the project's finances with little oversight from either the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo or the program's licensor, the Secretary of Public Works. Their friendship ended in June 2011, however, after Bonafini became aware of irregularities in their handling of the group's finances.[18] Following an investigation ordered by Federal Judge Norberto Mario Oyarbide, the Secretary of Public Works canceled the Sueños Compartidos contract in August and transferred the outstanding projects to the Undersecretary of Housing and Urban Development.[17]
Bonafini expressed support for figures such as
Personal life
Pastor was born in Ensenada on 4 December 1928.[20][21] She died in La Plata on 20 November 2022 at age 93.[21][20]
Awards
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- Honorary degree of University of California (1996), University of Bologna (2007) and Experimental National University of the Yaracuy (2010)[22]
- Honorary Medal of 70 Anniversary of the University Reform, 1988, National University of Córdoba[23]
- National Order of Merit of Ecuador (2006)[24]
- Appreciation Liberarte/2006, Liberarte Foundation[25]
- Prize Don Hilario Cuadros and title Social and Cultural Ambassador of the Youth, Youth Direction of Province of Mendoza, 2008[26]
- Special Prize of Veintitrés, 2009[27]
- Bicentennial of the May Revolution Human Rights Extraordinary Prize, 2010, Argentine Republic[28]
- Rodolfo Walsh Prize of Communication and Human Rights, National University of La Plata, 2011[29]
- Honor Prize of Radio Nacional, 2013[30]
- Grifo d'Argento, highest prize of Genoa, 2013[31]
References
- ^ Adiós a Hebe de Bonafini, Madre de Plaza de Mayo, 20 November 2022.
- ^ Madres de Plaza de Mayo (in Spanish)
- ^ Festivaletteratura, Authors' Archive. Hebe de Bonafini Archived 5 November 2005 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ New Internationalist, May 2003. Interview with David Ransom Archived 22 July 2005 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Punto Final. Entre la lucha y los recuerdos Archived 1 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b Bennett, Adam, Ludlow, Marcee, and Reed, Christopher. Madres de Plaza de Mayo. University of Texas Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hebe de Bonafini respaldó a guerrilleros de las FARC" Archived 26 January 2013 at archive.today, Infobae, 2008 (in Spanish).
- ^ "Supuesto líder de ETA trabajó en Argentina con Hebe de Bonafini". Infobae. 7 October 2010. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ Página/12.
- ^ Clarín, 13 April 2005. "Bonafini cargó duro contra las Abuelas, Juan Pablo II y Blumberg".
- ^ La Nación: Kirchner recibió a Hebe de Bonafini en la Casa Rosada (in Spanish)
- ^ Clarín, 26 December 2006. "Kirchner recibió a Hebe de Bonafini en Casa de Gobierno".
- ^ Clarín: Bonafini anunció que las Madres harán la última Marcha de la Resistencia (in Spanish)
- ^ a b "Hebe de Bonafini S.A.: Cuando el dolor sirve para ganar dinero y poder". Urgente24. 4 April 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ Página/12: "Las Madres y su construcción de sueños" (in Spanish)
- ^ "Podrían denunciar plan de viviendas de Madres de Plaza de Mayo". El Intransigente.
- ^ a b c "Les quitan a las madres el manejo del plan de viviendas". La Nación. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Bonafini says Schoklenders are 'scammers, traitors'". Buenos Aires Herald.
- ^ "Las frases más polémicas de Bonafini". Infobae.com. 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Murió Hebe de Bonafini". Infobae. 20 November 2022.
- ^ a b Aznarez, Soledad (20 November 2022). "Murió Hebe de Bonafini, la referente de las Madres de Plaza de Mayo que fue una aliada central de los Kirchner". La Nacion. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ Diversas personalidades celebraron el Doctorado Honoris Causa otorgado por la UNEY a Hebe de Bonafini Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hebe de Bonafini recibirá el Doctorado Honoris Causa Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Condecoración a mujeres Archived 14 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Reconocimientos Liberarte/2006
- ^ Hebe de Bonafini fue declarada Embajadora Cultural y Social de los Jóvenes Archived 6 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Distinción y emoción en los premios de Veintitrés Archived 25 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ La Presidenta anunció la creación del Ministerio de Seguridad, que estará a cargo de la Dra. Nilda Garré
- ^ Hebe de Bonafini recibió el Premio Rodolfo Walsh Archived 20 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Página/12 :: espectaculos". www.pagina12.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Hebe de Bonafini condecorada en Italia". Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
External links
- Madres de Plaza de Mayo Archived 5 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)