Argentina
Argentina, wey dem dey officially call di Argentine Republic, be one country wey dey southern half of South America. E cover land wey reach 2,780,085 km² (1,073,397 sq mi), wey make am di second-biggest country for South America after Brazil, di fourth-biggest for di Americas, plus di eighth-biggest for di whole world. Argentina share most of di Southern Cone wit Chile for di west, plus e get border wit Bolivia and Paraguay for di north, Brazil for di northeast, Uruguay plus di South Atlantic Ocean for di east, and di Drake Passage for di south. Argentina be federal state wey dem divide into twenty-three provinces plus one autonomous city, wey be di federal capital plus biggest city for di country, Buenos Aires. Di provinces plus di capital get demma own constitution, but all dem dey under federal system. Argentina dey claim say di Falkland Islands, South Georgia and di South Sandwich Islands, di Southern Patagonian Ice Field, plus one part of Antarctica be ein own.
Di earliest time wey human beings bin dey Argentina as we know am today fit trace go di Paleolithic period.[1]Di Inca Empire expand enter di northwest part of di country during di Pre-Columbian times. Di country ein roots dey inside di Spanish colonization wey happun for di region during di 16th century.[2] Argentina grow come be di successor of di Viceroyalty of di Río de la Plata, wey be one Spanish overseas viceroyalty wey dem form for 1776. Di declaration for July 9, 1816, plus di fight for independence (1810–1825) come lead to long civil war wey last until 1880, wey di country come reorganize as one federation. After dat, di country enjoy some relative peace plus stability, wey e get plenty waves of European immigrants, mostly Italians plus Spaniards, wey influence ein culture plus people. [3][4][5][6]
Di National Autonomist Party control di national politics inside di period dem dey call di Conservative Republic, from 1880 until di elections for 1916. Di Great Depression come cause di first coup d’état for 1930 under di leadership of José Félix Uriburu, wey start di period dem dey call di "Infamous Decade" (1930-1943). After dat coup, four more coups happun for 1943, 1955, 1962, plus 1966. After President Juan Perón die for 1974, ein widow plus vice president, Isabel Perón, take over di presidency before dem overthrow am for di final coup for 1976. Di military junta wey take over, wey get support from di United States, come start to pursue, arrest, and kill thousands of political critics, activists, plus leftists inside di Dirty War, wey be period of state terrorism plus civil unrest wey last until dem elect Raúl Alfonsín as president for 1983.
Argentina be regional power, plus e still get ein historic status as middle power for international affairs. E be major non-NATO ally of di United States,[7] plus Argentina be developing country wey get di second-highest HDI (human development index) for Latin America after Chile.[8] E get di second-biggest economy for South America, plus e be member of G-15 plus G20. Argentina be founding member of di United Nations, World Bank, World Trade Organization, Mercosur, Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, plus di Organization of Ibero-American States.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Abad de Santillán 1971, p. 17.
- ↑ Crow 1992, p. 128.
- ↑ Gordon A. Bridger (2013). Britain and the Making of Argentina. WIT Press. p. 101. ISBN 9781845646844. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
Some 86% identify themselves as being of European descent, of whom 60% would claim Italian links
- ↑ Departamento de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas de la Universidad Nacional de La Matanza (14 November 2011). "Historias de inmigrantes italianos en Argentina" (in Spanish). infouniversidades.siu.edu.ar. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
Se estima que en la actualidad, el 90% de la población argentina tiene alguna ascendencia europea y que al menos 25 millones están relacionados con algún inmigrante de Italia.
- ↑ "Italiani nel Mondo: diaspora italiana in cifre" [Italians in the World: Italian diaspora in figures] (PDF) (in Italian). Migranti Torino. 30 April 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ↑ O.N.I. – Department of Education of Argentina Archived 15 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Major Non-NATO Ally Status". Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ↑ "Argentina – Human Development Index – HDI 2021 | countryeconomy.com". countryeconomy.com (in English). Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.