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Sticker album honors Mothers and Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo on coup's 50th anniversary

3 sources · 05 Jun 2026 · Share coverage ·

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A World Cup-style sticker album was launched to honor the Mothers and Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo on the 50th anniversary of Argentina's 1976 military coup. The project, created by graphic designer Ariel Cuadra in collaboration with human rights organization H.I.J.O.S., is available for free PDF download. ?

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Buenosairesherald

"The album was released in collaboration with human rights organization H.I.J.O.S., which groups children of dictatorship victims, many of whom were stolen as babies and grew up to find their true identities."

Each sticker contains the full name of a mother or grandmother, their birth date, the names of their detained or disappeared children, and in the case of grandmothers, also the names of their appropriated grandchildren, regardless of whether they have recovered their identity. "Fifty years after the last civic-military coup, this project was born as a collective exercise of memory, tribute and union," Cuadra wrote on social media.

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Brasil de Fato

"No álbum, cada estatueta contém o nome completo de uma mãe ou avó, sua data de nascimento, o nome de seus filhos e filhas detidos ou desaparecidos e, no caso das avós, também o nome de seus netos e netas apropriados, independentemente de terem ou não recuperado sua identidade"

The initiative seeks to "cultivate memory through familiar, everyday and popular language, inviting people to share, exchange and complete figures as a collective act of memory construction," according to the designer. The album includes printing instructions and invites users to share their experiences on social media.

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Opera Mundi

"busca cultivar a memória por meio de uma linguagem familiar, cotidiana e popular, convidando as pessoas a compartilhar, trocar e completar figuras como um ato coletivo de construção da memória"

The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo were founded in 1977 by mothers of left-wing militants kidnapped and killed during Argentina's military dictatorship (1976-1983). The regime was responsible for the disappearance of about 30,000 people and the appropriation of approximately 500 babies, many born in captivity.

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Brasil de Fato

"As Avós da Praça de Maio são uma organização fundada em 1977 por mães de militantes de esquerda que foram opositores da última ditadura da Argentina e terminaram sequestrados e mortos pelo regime"

1. What we know (1)

The project is free and available for PDF download

2 sources Brasil de Fato Opera Mundi
2. Where coverage thins out (1)

Covered by only some sources, or where the accounts diverge.

Covered by only some sources (1)

The launch timing coincides with the 2026 World Cup

3. What we don't know yet (2)
  • How many stickers make up the complete album?

    Why it's still unknown: Sources do not specify the total number of mothers and grandmothers honored in the project

    Did not cover: Brasil de Fato Opera Mundi
  • What is the official reaction of the Madres de Plaza de Mayo and Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo organizations to the project?

    Why it's still unknown: No consulted source brought official statements from the honored organizations about the initiative

    Did not cover: Brasil de Fato Opera Mundi

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