María Ponce de Bianco
María Ponce de Bianco | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 July 1924 |
| Died | 17 or 18 December 1977 (aged 53) near Santa Teresita by the Argentine Sea |
| Cause of death | Dropped from a plane during one of the Death flights |
| Occupation | Social activist |
| Known for | Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo cofounder |
María Eugenia Ponce de Bianco (6 July 1924 – 17 or 18 December 1977) was an Argentine social activist. She was one of the founders of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, an organization which searched for desaparecidos (victims of forced disappearance during Argentina's Dirty War). She was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered as a result of her involvement with the group.