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Most of the Argentine equipment comes from Western nations, The exception being Chinese and Russian vehicles bought by the last government.

Most of the Argentine equipment comes from western nations, The exception being chinese and russian vehicles bought by the last government.

The Argentine Armed Forces, however, became most infamous in UsefulNotes/TheFalklandsWar against Britain in 1982. Although the Argentine military initially held the initiative (it's naval aviation pilots winning praise for their sinking of last generation ships), the British eventually defeated the Argentines, causing the military to get out of politics for good in 1983. Since then, its confined itself to peacekeeping missions. In the Gulf War, Argentina was the sole Latin American country to send a military contingent.

However, the Argentine military became infamous as it also got the habit of setting up [[BananaRepublic military dictatorships]], in one of which Colonel Juan Domingo Peron (of {{Evita}} fame) participated. He would then go on to be democratically elected as President three times. The military was also responsible for setting up the even ''worse'' UsefulNotes/NationalReorganizationProcess and in what was called the "Dirty War", which caused the torture and murder of over 30,000 Argentineans.

Most of the argentine equipment comes from western nations, The exception being chinese and russian vehicles bought by the last government

The Argentine Armed Forces, however, became most infamous in UsefulNotes/TheFalklandsWar against Britain in 1982. Although the Argentine military initially held the initiative, the British eventually defeated the Argentines, causing the military to get out of politics for good in 1983. Since then, its confined itself to peacekeeping missions. In the Gulf War, Argentina was the sole Latin American country to send a military contingent.

!!Other notes on the Argentine military:
* It recently suffered humiliation as the retired destroyer Santisima Trinidad, (cannibalized to support her sister ship) sank in harbour because of a leaky pipe. [[http://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/39159/0x0/hundido.jpg Seriously.]]

However, the Argentine military became infamous as it also got the habit of setting up [[BananaRepublic military dictatorships]], in one of which Colonel Juan Domingo Peron (of {{Evita}} fame) participated. He would then go on to be democratically elected as President three times. The military was also responsible with the 1976-1983 regime and in what was called the "Dirty War", which caused the torture and murder of over 30,000 Argentineans.

* It recently suffered humiliation as the retired destroyer Santisima Trinidad, (cannibalized to support her sister ship) sank in harbour because of a leaky pipe. Seriously.

However, the Argentine military became infamous as it also got the habit of setting up [[BananaRepublic military dictatorships]], in one of which Colonel Juan Domingo Peron (of {{Evita}} fame) participated. He would then go on to be democratically elected as President three times. The military was also responsible with the 1976-1983 regime and in what was called the "Dirty War", which caused the deaths of 30,000 Argentineans.

The Argentine Armed Forces, however, became most infamous in TheFalklandsWar against Britain in 1982. Although the Argentine military initially held the initiative, the British eventually defeated the Argentines, causing the military to get out of politics for good in 1983. Since then, its confined itself to peacekeeping missions. In the Gulf War, Argentina was the sole Latin American country to send a military contingent.

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The Argentine Armed Forces, however, became most infamous in theFalklandsWar against Britain in 1982. Although the Argentine military initially held the initiative, the British eventually defeated the Argentines, causing the military to get out of politics for good in 1983. Since then, its confined itself to peacekeeping missions. In the Gulf War, Argentina was the sole Latin American country to send a military contingent.

The Argentine Armed Forces, however, became most infamous in the Falklands War against Britain in 1982. Although the Argentine military initially held the initiative, the British eventually defeated the Argentines, causing the military to get out of politics for good in 1983. Since then, its confined itself to peacekeeping missions. In the Gulf War, Argentina was the sole Latin American country to send a military contingent.

Service in the military was compulsory, until the murder of a conscript in 1994 prompted the change to voluntary service. It is a non-NATO major ally of the US and has cooperated with the militaries, of all nations, their longtime rivals Brazil and Chile; it perhaps did lessen the tension between these countries. In football, of course, [[SeriousBusiness that was another story]].

The Argentine Armed Forces, however, became most infamous in the Falklands (or Malvinas) War against Britain in 1982. Although the Argentine military initially held the initiative, the British eventually defeated the Argentines, causing the military to get out of politics for good in 1983. Since then, its confined itself to peacekeeping missions. In the Gulf War, Argentina was the sole Latin American country to send a military contingent.

However, the Argentine military became infamous as it also got the habit of setting up [[BananaRepublic military dictatorships]], in one of which Colonel Juan Domingo Peron's coup (of {{Evita}} fame) participated. He would then go on to be democratically elected as President three times. The military was also responsible with the 1976-1983 regime and in what was called the "Dirty War", which caused the deaths of 30,000 Argentineans.

However, the Argentine military became infamous as it also got the habit of setting up [[BananaRepublic military dictatorships]], culminating with Colonel Juan Domingo Peron's coup (of {{Evita}} fame) in 1945. It was also tragically involved with the 1976-1983 regime and in what was called the "Dirty War".