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Argentine man stolen as baby reunited with mother 38 years later

BUENOS AIRES -- An Argentine human rights group says DNA tests have determined the identity of another person taken as a baby from a victim of the country's dictatorship, bringing the number of such cases to 119. The man has been reunited with his mother after 38 years.

Mario Bravo called the opportunity to reunite with his birth mother "a miracle." He was presented Tuesday by the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo.

Former Argentina's dictators Jorge Rafael Videla, left, and Reynaldo Bignone wait to listen the verdict of Argentina's historic stolen babies trial in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, July 5, 2012. AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko

The rights group says Bravo's mother was in captivity when she gave birth to him. She was only identified as Sara.

Former military and police figures have been convicted of organizing the theft of babies from political prisoners who were detained and then sometimes executed.

Among those convicted are former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla Reynaldo Bignone.

Human rights groups say about 30,000 people died or disappeared in Argentina's 1976-1983 dictatorship.

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