Adelina Dematti de Alaye

In this Argentine name, the surname is Dematti and the marital name is Alaye.
Adelina Dematti de Alaye
Alaye (far right) in conversation with a journalist, 1984
Born(1927-06-05)June 5, 1927
Chivilcoy, Buenos Aires, Argentina
DiedMay 24, 2016(2016-05-24) (aged 88)
La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupation(s)Activist, photographer
Known forCo-founder of Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo

Adelina Ethel Dematti de Alaye (June 5, 1927 – May 24, 2016) was an Argentine human rights activist who co-founded the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, an organization of mothers whose children disappeared during the Dirty War of the 1970s and early 1980s.[1][2] She became known as "la madre fotógrafa," or "the mother photographer," for her documentation of the Argentine dictatorship and the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo through her photography.[1] Her collection was later declared a "Memory of the World" by UNESCO.[1][2] In addition to her work with the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, Dematti was also active within the Permanent Assembly for Human Rights (APDH).[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c d Marina, Rosaria (2014-05-24). "Falleció Adelina de Alaye, la "madre fotógrafa"". La Nación. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  2. ^ a b c "Falleció Adelina Dematti, una de las fundadoras de Madres de Plaza de Mayo de La Plata". La Nación. 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2016-06-21.