History of Argentina

The 1994 reform to the Argentine Constitution was approved on 22 August, and addressed several important points. Among the changes were: ...more on Wikipedia about "1994 reform of the Argentine Constitution"

The Argentine Anticommunist Alliance (in Spanish, Alianza Anticomunista Argentina, usually known as Triple A and written AAA) was a far-right death squad active in Argentina during the mid- 1970s, linked to the military junta led by Jorge Rafael Videla. This period was characterized by frequent terrorist attacks by radical left-wing subversive groups, and harsh repression of dissidence on the part of the military, paramilitary and police forces. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alianza Anticomunista Argentina"

The AMIA bombing was an attack on the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association, or AMIA) building in Buenos Aires. It was Argentina's deadliest bombing and the largest single incident of terrorism against Jews since World War II. Argentina is home to the largest Jewish community in Latin America (see Demographics of Argentina). ...more on Wikipedia about "AMIA Bombing"

The Argentine War of Independence was fought from 1814 to 1816 by Argentine forces under José de San Martín against realista forces loyal to the Spanish crown. On July 9, 1816, an assembly met in San Miguel de Tucumán, declaring full independence with provisions for a national constitution. ...more on Wikipedia about "Argentine War of Independence"

Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros de la Torre ( 1758– 1829) was a Spanish naval officer born in Cartagena. He participated in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, and in the Spanish resistence against Napoleon's invasion in 1808. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros"

The Batallón de Inteligencia 601 (601 Intelligence Battalion) was a special military intelligence service of the Argentine Army active in the Dirty War and Operation Condor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Batallón de Inteligencia 601"

Cacerolazo is the name of a popular form of protest that consists in a group of people creating noise by banging pots, pans and other utensils in order to call for attention. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cacerolazo"

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The Comisión Nacional sobre la Desaparición de Personas - CONADEP ("National Commission on the Disappearance of Persons") was created by Argentine President Raúl Alfonsín on December 15, 1983, shortly after his inauguration to investigate the fate of the desaparecidos and other human rights violations performed during the military dictatorship of 1976 to 1983. ...more on Wikipedia about "CONADEP"

The Conquest of the Desert ( Spanish: Conquista del desierto) was a controversial campaign by the Argentine government, executed mainly by General Julio Argentino Roca, to wrest Patagonia from the control of the region's aboriginal tribes at the end of the 19th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Conquest of the Desert"

The term dirty war generally refers to a program of state terrorism in response to perceived left-wing subversion that is claimed to threaten a country's stability. Opponents of such measures view it instead as a deliberate strategy of tension pursued in order to justify an authoritarian repressive program. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dirty War"

Teoría de los dos demonios ( Spanish, "theory of the two demons") is a rhetorical device used in Argentine political discourse to disqualify arguments that appear to morally equate violent political subversion with illegal repressive activities carried out by the state. ...more on Wikipedia about "Doctrine of the two demons"

The First Triumvirate ( spanish: Primer Triunvirato) was the executive organ of government that replaced the Junta Grande, and governed Argentina from 1811 and 1812. ...more on Wikipedia about "First Triumvirate (Argentina)"

A forced disappearance occurs when an organization forces a person to vanish from public view, either by murder or by simple sequestration. The victim is first kidnapped, then illegally detained in camps, often tortured, and finally assassinated and its corpse hidden. In Spanish, "disappeared people" are called "desaparecidos", a term which specifically refers to the (mostly) South American victims of state terrorism during the 1970s and the 1980s, in particular concerning operation Condor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Forced disappearance"

Francisca Rojas was probably the first criminal found guilty through fingerprints. ...more on Wikipedia about "Francisca Rojas" The view on shortopedia. shortopedia

The Government of the Río de la Plata (in Spanish, Gobernación del Río de la Plata) was a colonial administration created in 1617 by Spain in the area around the Río de la Plata basin. It had three provinces ( Tucumán, Buenos Aires and Paraguay) which were created in different moments. ...more on Wikipedia about "Government of the Río de la Plata"

Hippolyte de Bouchard (1783–1843) was a French revolutionary, born in Saint-Tropez. He worked in the French merchant fleet. He came to Argentina in 1809 (he is known there as Hipólito Bouchard) and became a part of Azopardo's naval squadron. He took part in the Battle of San Lorenzo as part of the Mounted Granadiers Regiment. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hippolyte de Bouchard"

See also: Government of the Río de la Plata, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, May Revolution ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Argentina"

This article is about the history of Lobos, a city in the . ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Lobos"

This article is about the history of Rosario, the third most populated city in Argentina and the largest in the province of Santa Fe. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Rosario"

Horizontalism ( Spanish: horizontalidad) is a concept that implies the striving for nonhierarchical power structures and relationships. As a term, it arose in Argentina within the radical movements that sprouted after the economic crisis of 2001. ...more on Wikipedia about "Horizontalism"

The House of Tucumán (formal title in Spanish, Casa Histórica de la Independencia, informally Casa de Tucumán) is a historical building and museum located in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, where an assembly of delegates from several provinces of the country (the Congress of Tucumán) declared independence from Spain on 9 July, 1816. ...more on Wikipedia about "House of Tucumán"

Immigration in Argentina, from that time on, can be divided in several major stages: ...more on Wikipedia about "Immigration in Argentina"

The Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires was a bomb attack against Israel's embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Until 1994, it was Argentina's deadliest terror attack and remains the deadliest attack on an Israeli diplomatic mission. ...more on Wikipedia about "Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires"

Jorge Rafael Videla Redondo (born August 2, 1925 in Mercedes) was the de facto President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981. He came to power in a coup d'état that deposed Isabel Martínez de Perón. After the return to democracy, he was placed under house arrest. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jorge Rafael Videla"

José López Rega (born in Buenos Aires, 17 October 1916 – 9 June 1989) was Argentina's Minister of Social Welfare during the Peronist government started in 1973 by Juan Perón and continued after Perón's death in 1974 by his third wife and vice-president, Isabel Martínez de Perón, until the coup d'etat of 1976 that initiated the National Reorganization Process. Founder of the Argentine Anti-Communist Alliance ("Triple A"), he was also a a member of P2 masonry lodge, as discovered by Italian police in 1981. López Rega was also known by the nickname El Brujo ("The Witch"). ...more on Wikipedia about "José López Rega"

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