History UsefulNotes / Argentina

Argentina can be noted as an incredebily diverse country, geographycally and culturally speaking. It has a wide range of ecosystems and biomes, ranging from deserts to huge mountains, forests, jungles and glaciars.

The XX century was for Argentina a very difficult time; it ranged from various dictatorships, to brief periods of democracy and economic regrowths, followed by terrible economy busts (most notably the years 2001 and 2002) thanks to economy methods that didn't suit the rhythm of the country and the current world market (but they did in the turn of the XIX century, the main reason people thinks it should work today). The end result is that almost uniquely amongst all the countries in world, the last 100 years are something of a lost century to Argentina: at its start, they were easily among the richest and most developed countries in the world (no kidding, they were on par with the US and the most developed countries of Europe); at it's end, they had "regressed" into a developing country, pretty much on par with their Latin American neighbors.

Two of the most famous non-electoral political figures from Argentina were Juan Domingo Peron's wife, Eva Perón (Evita) on one hand, and Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, far better known as Mr. T-Shirt himself, el CheGuevara, on the other. Juan Domingo Peron was elected democratically, even if he started out as vicepresident to a dictator.

And just for you to know, this is not the only place where [[ThoseWackyNazis nazis]] escaped to after WWII, and its far more exaggerated in the media than what it actually occured. Also, [[XMenFirstClass Villa Gessel]] [[TheyJustDidntCare has no mountains]]. It´s a seaside city in the east of Buenos Aires, while the big mountains are located in the west of the country, in the Andes.

And just for you to know, this is not the only place where [[ThoseWackyNazis nazis]] escaped to after WWII, and its far more exaggerated in the media than what it actually occured. Also, [[XMenFirstClass Villa Gessel]] [[TheyJustDidntCare has no mountains]]. It´s a seaside city in Buenos Aires, while the big mountains are located in the inner of the country, in the province of Córdoba.

At the global level, the most notable recent event in Argentina was the [[TheFalklandsWar 1982 war over what the Argentines call Islas Malvinas]]. The British call them the Falkland Islands. The British won handily, which put an end to the last desperate attempt by the military junta, that had seized power after Peron's death, to stay in power. This final blow helped reestablish democracy the next year... which still has never assuaged the Argentinians' feelings of humiliation about the loss. (It is worth noting however that the Falklands dispute is very much the exception to the rule; for most of Argentina's history since independence, Argentina was one of the most friendly South American countries with Britain). The current President, Cristina Elizabeth Fernández de Kirchner, is Argentina's second female President (although the first one elected as such) and directly succeeded her (now late) husband. She was reelected with an overwhelming majority of the votes.

At the national level, the country has been on an endless economic roller coaster ever since TheGreatDepression started a cycle of catastrophic busts and phenomenal booms, mixed with a healthy share of coup d'états. The overall effect is that growth per capita has stagnated since WWII, making Argentina something of a conundrum to economists.

Still, as of recent years, Argentina has managed to recover from 2001-2's crisis and has had a somewhat noticeable economic growth overall, at the cost of having very high (20+, extra-officially, since the government has begun to massage the official indexes) levels of inflation again.

And just for you to know, this is not the only place where [[ThoseWackyNazis nazis]] escaped to after WWII, and its far more exaggerated in the media than what it actually occured.

And just for you to know, this is not the only place where [[ThoseWackyNazis nazis]] escaped to after WWII, and its far more exaggerated in the media than what it actually occured (for a non-serious example, the "Soup Nazi" from ''{{Seinfeld}}'' reveals he's Argentinian in the finale).

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And just for you to know, this is not the only place where [[ThoseWackyNazis nazis]] escaped to after WWII, and its far more exaggerated in the media than what it actually occured.

During the 19th Century and early 20th, there were at least two great waves of immigration, [[http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inmigración_en_Argentina mainly from Italy (contributing around 2.970.000 people) and Spain (contributing around 2.080.000 people]]). Argentina also contains a community of around 20,000 Welsh speakers, descended from colonists who were given permission to settle in Patagonia in the 1860s and largely stayed put, creating a "little Wales far from Wales". Also, through centuries people from neighboring countries have migrated to Argentina, mainly from Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru, because as we mentioned above, Argentina have historically combined quite a few traits which made it one major country in terms of economy, technology, science and education in South America, and arguably the best in Human Development Index in all Latin America.

Acting wise, the country has produced such notable and talented luminaries as Guillermo Francella, Adrian Suar, Norma Aleandro, Rodolfo Ranni, Leticia Bredicce, the late Alberto Olmedo, Jorge Porcel, Emilio Disi and Ricardo Darín.

[[AC: the argentine flag]]

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During the 19th Century and early 20th, there were at least two great waves of immigration, mainly from Spain (contributing around 2 million people) and Italy (ranging to easily 1 million). Argentina also contains a community of around 20,000 Welsh speakers, descended from colonists who were given permission to settle in Patagonia in the 1860s and largely stayed put, creating a "little Wales far from Wales".

At the global level, the most notable recent event in Argentina was the [[TheFalklandsWar 1982 war over what the Argentines call Islas Malvinas]]. The British call them the Falkland Islands. The British won handily, which put an end to the last desperate attempt by the military junta, that had seized power after Peron's death, to stay in power. This final blow helped reestablish democracy the next year... which still has never assuaged the Argentinians' feelings of humiliation about the loss. (It is worth noting however that the Falklands dispute is very much the exception to the rule; for most of Argentina's history since independence, Argentina was one of the most friendly South American countries with Britain). The current President, Cristina Elizabeth Fernández de Kirchner, is Argentina's second female President (although the first one elected as such) and directly succeeded her (now late) husband.

Still, as of recent years, Argentina has managed to recover from 2001-2's crisis and has had a somewhat noticeable economic growth overall, at the cost of having very high (20+, extra-officially, since the government has begun to [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean massage the official indexes]]) levels of inflation again.

Acting wise, the country has produced Mí­a Maestro, best known for playing Nadia Santos (half-Russian, half whatever ethnicity Sloane is) in ''Series/{{Alias}}''.

Acting wise, the country has produced Mí­a Maestro, best known for playing Nadia Santos (half-Russian, half whatever ethnicity Sloane is) in ''{{Alias}}''.

At the global level, the most notable recent event in Argentina was the [[TheFalklandsWar 1982 war over what the Argentines call Islas Malvinas]]. The British call them the Falkland Islands. The British(And pretty much the rest of the world. Tip: When you attack the dudes at the top of the economic ladder, [[TooDumbToLive make sure you get allies first]]) won handily, which put an end to the last desperate attempt by the military junta, that had seized power after Peron's death, to stay in power. This final blow helped reestablish democracy the next year... which still has never assuaged the Argentinians' feelings of humiliation about the loss. (It is worth noting however that the Falklands dispute is very much the exception to the rule; for most of Argentina's history since independence, Argentina was one of the most friendly South American countries with Britain). The current President, Cristina Elizabeth Fernández de Kirchner, is Argentina's second female President (although the first one elected as such) and directly succeeded her (now late) husband.

Argentina is also very well-known in the sporting arena, in football winning the World Cup twice and the Copa América fourteen times. The most famous Argentine footballer is Diego Maradona, most notorious for "The Hand of God"- a goal that was very clearly handball. The country has also produced a five-times F1 champion, the late Juan Manuel Fangio, known as "El Maestro". "Manu" Ginobili has attained NBA acclaim not too long ago, while in tennis the so called "Legion" has been consistently within the ATP Top 50 for more than a decade (Juan del Potro and David Nalbandian being the most notable examples) with Guillermo Vilas' tour-de-force "pioneering" career during the late [[TheSeventies seventies]] and early [[TheEighties eighties]].

Argentina's Great Writer is generally agreed to be JorgeLuisBorges, one of the best and most influential practitioners of the MindScrew. Not to mention that most of Argentina's ''other'' great writers were also good friends of his. Among these were Adolfo Bioy Casares, Ernesto Sabato (Some of his conversations with Borges were put together and published in 1976), Silvina Ocampo, and though not a friend of his, JulioCortazar, author of the postmodern {{Hopscotch}}, has stated that Borges was a source of inspiration for his stories, most of which brimming with MagicRealism. In regards to ComicBooks, Quino's {{Mafalda}} and Oesterheld's ElEternauta are easily the most influential to come out of the country.

Argentina's Great Writer is generally agreed to be JorgeLuisBorges, one of the best and most influential practitioners of the MindScrew. Not to mention that most of Argentina's ''other'' great writers were also good friends of his. Among these were Adolfo Bioy Casares, Ernesto Sabato (Some of his conversations with Borges were put together and published in 1976), Silvina Ocampo, and though not a friend of his, Julio Cortázar, author of the postmodern {{Hopscotch}}, has stated that Borges was a source of inspiration for his stories, most of which brimming with MagicRealism. In regards to ComicBooks, Quino's {{Mafalda}} and Oesterheld's ElEternauta are easily the most influential to come out of the country.

Two of the most famous non-electoral political figures from Argentina were Juan Domingo Peron, and most notably his wife: Eva Perón (Evita) on the hand, and Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, far better known as Mr. T-Shirt himself, el CheGuevara, on the other.

Two of the most famous non-electoral political figures from Argentina were Juan Domingo Peron, and most notably his wife: Eva Perón (Evita) on the hand, and Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, far better known as Mr. T-Shirt himself, el Che Guevara, on the other.

At the global level, the most notable recent event in Argentina was the [[TheFalklandsWar 1982 war over what the Argentines call Islas Malvinas]]. The British call them the Falkland Islands. The British won handily, which put an end to the last desperate attempt by the military junta, that had seized power after Peron's death, to stay in power. This final blow helped reestablish democracy the next year... which still has never assuaged the Argentinians' feelings of humiliation about the loss. (It is worth noting however that the Falklands dispute is very much the exception to the rule; for most of Argentina's history since independence, Argentina was one of the most friendly South American countries with Britain). The current President, Cristina Elizabeth Fernández de Kirchner, is Argentina's second female President (although the first one elected as such) and directly succeeded her husband.

The XX century was for Argentina a very difficult time; it ranged from various dictatorships, to brief periods of democracy and economic regrowths, followed by terrible economy busts (most notably the years 2001 and 2002) thanks to economy methods that didn't suit the rhythm of the country and the current world market (but they did in the turn of the XIX century, the main reason people thinks it should work today). Still, as of recent years, Argentina has managed to recover from 2001-2's crisis and has had a somewhat noticeable economic growth overall.

One of the world's southernmost countries, Argentina is one of the countries with a sun on its flag..

At the global level, the most notable recent event in Argentina was the 1982 war over what the Argentines call Islas Malvinas. The British call them the Falkland Islands. The British won handily, which put an end to the last desperate attempt of the junta to stay in power, helping reestablish democracy... which still has never assuaged the Argentinians' feelings of humiliation about the loss. (It is worth noting however that the Falklands dispute is very much the exception to the rule; for most of Argentina's history since independence, Argentina was one of the most friendly South American countries with Britain). The current President, Cristina Elizabeth Fernández de Kirchner, is Argentina's second female President (although the first one elected as such) and directly succeeded her husband.

At the national level, the country has been on an endless economic roller coaster ever since the Great Depression started a cycle of catastrophic busts and phenomenal booms. The overall effect is that growth per capita has stagnated since WWII, making Argentina something of a conundrum to economists.
The XX century was for Argentina a very difficult time; it ranged from various dictatorships, to brief periods of democracy and economic regrowths, followed by terrible economy busts (most notably the years 2001 and 2002) thanks to economy methods that didn't suit the rhythm of the country and the current world market (But they did in the turn of the XIX century, the main reason people thinks it should work today). Still, as of recent years, Argentina has enjoyed a great recover of 2001-2's crisis and a somewhat noticeable growth in economy overall.

Two of the most famous non-electoral political figures from Argentina were Juan Domingo Peron, and most notably his wife: Eva Perón (Evita) and Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, far better known as Mr. T-Shirt himself, el Che Guevara.

Argentina is also very well-known in the sporting arena, in football winning the World Cup twice and the Copa América fourteen times. The most famous Argentine footballer is Diego Maradona, most notorious for "The Hand of God"- a goal that was very clearly handball. The country has also produced a five-times F1 champion, the late Juan Manuel Fangio, known as El Maestro.

Argentina's Great Writer is generally agreed to be JorgeLuisBorges, one of the best and most influential practitioners of the MindScrew. Not to mention that most of Argentina's ''other'' great writers were also good friends of his. Among these were Adolfo Bioy Casares, Ernesto Sabato (Some of his conversations with Borges were put together and published in 1976), Silvina Ocampo, and though not a friend of his, Julio Cortázar, author of the postmodern {{Hopscotch}}, has stated that Borges was a source of inspiration for his stories, most of which brimming with MagicRealism .

Argentina also contains a community of around 20,000 Welsh speakers, descended from colonists who were given permission to settle in Patagonia in the 1860s and largely stayed put, creating a "little Wales far from Wales".
Other countries that have a huge emigration rate in the 1800's were mostly Spain (around 2 millions) and Italy, ranging to easily 1 million.

And just for you to know, this is not the only place where [[ThoseWackyNazis nazis]] escaped to after WWII, and its far more exaggerated in the media than what it was actually.

Argentina's flag is a blue-white-blue horizontal tricolour with a solar disc symbol. The same stripes (with a different shade of blue) can also be seen in most Central American flags: they originally come from sashes and banners used by the Bourbon kings of Spain, and reflect how the Latin American revolutions actually started out as ''loyalist'' movements when the throne of Spain was usurped by NapoleonBonaparte's brother Joseph.

[[caption-width:125:See? A sun!]]

Argentina's Great Writer is generally agreed to be JorgeLuisBorges, one of the best and most influential practitioners of the MindScrew. Not to mention that most of Argentina's ''other'' great writers were also good friends of his. Among these were Adolfo Bioy Casares, Ernesto Sabato (Some of his conversations with Borges were put together and published in 1976), Silvina Ocampo, and though not a friend of his, Julio Cortázar, author of the postmodern [[Hopscotch Hopscotch]], has stated that Borges was a source of inspiration for his stories, most of which brimming with MagicRealism .

[[caption-width:350:Actually, it has more cities than the ones you see here...]]

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The XX century was for argentina a very difficult time; it ranged from various dictatorships, to brief periods of democracy and economic regrowths, followed by terrible economy busts (most notably the years 2001 and 2002) thanks to economy methods that didnt suit the rythm of the country and the current world market (But they did in the turn of the XIX century, the main reason people thinks it should work today). Still, as of recent years, Argentina has enjoyed a great recover of 2001-2's crisis and a somewhat noticeable growth in economy overall.

Acting wise, the country has produced Mía Maestro, best known for playing Nadia Santos (half-Russian, half whatever ethnicity Sloane is) in ''{{Alias}}''.

Argentina's Great Writer is generally agreed to be JorgeLuisBorges, one of the best and most influential practitioners of the MindScrew. Not to mention that most of Argentina's ''other'' great writers were also good friends of his. Among these were Adolfo Bioy Casares, Ernesto Sábato (Some of his conversations with Borges were put together and published in 1976), Silvina Ocampo, and though not a friend of his, Julio Cortázar, author of the postmodern [[Hopscotch Hopscotch]], has stated that Borges was a source of inspiration for his stories, most of which brimming with MagicRealism .

And just for you to know, this is not the only place where [[ThoseWackyNazis nazis]] escaped to after WWII, and its far more exagerated in the media than what it was actually.

At the global level, the most notable recent event in Argentina was the 1982 war over what the Argentines call Islas Malvinas. The British call them the Falkland Islands. The British won handily, which put an end to the last desperate attempt of the junta to stay in power, helping reestablish democracy... which still has never assuaged the Argentinians' feelings of humiliation about the loss. (It is worth noting however that the Falklands dispute is very much the exception to the rule; for most of Argentina's history since independence, Argentina was one of the most friendly South American countries with Britain). The current President, Cristina Elizabeth Fernández de Kirchner, is Argentina's second female President (although the first one elected as such) and directly succeeded her husband.

Two of the most famous non-electoral political figures from Argentina were Juan Domingo Peron, and most notably his wife: Eva Perón (Evita) and Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, far better known as Mr. T-Shirt himself, el Che Guevara.

Argentina is also very well-known in the sporting arena, in football winning the World Cup twice and the Copa América fourteen times. The most famous Argentine footballer is Diego Maradona, most notorious for "The Hand of God"- a goal that was very clearly handball. The country has also produced a five-times F1 champion, the late Juan Manuel Fangio, known as El Maestro.

Argentina's Great Writer is generally agreed to be JorgeLuisBorges, one of the best and most influential practitioners of the MindScrew. Not to mention that most of Argentina's ''other'' great writers were also good friends of his. Among these were Adolfo Bioy Casares, Ernesto Sábato (Some of his conversations with Borges were put together and published in 1976), Silvina Ocampo, and though not a friend of his, Julio Cortázar, author of the postmodern [[Hopscotch Hopscotch]], has stated that Borges was a source of inspiration for his stories, most of which brimming with MagicRealism .