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Argentina
 
 Adopted 12 Mar 1813
 
1516                      Explored by Juan Diaz Solis
02 Feb 1536               Spanish colonise Río de la Plata
01 Aug 1776 - 09 Jul 1816 Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata separated from Peru
25 May 1810               Autonomous government declared
09 Jul 1816               Independence declared
09 Jul 1816 - 16 Feb 1820 United Provences of South America
16 Feb 1820 - 23 Jan 1825 No Government
23 Jan 1825 - 04 Jan 1831 United Provinces of Rio de Plata
04 Jan 1831 - 30 Sep 1860 Argentine Confederation
03 Jan 1833               Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands) annexed by UK
01 Oct 1860               Argentine Republic
02 Apr      - 14 Jun 1982 Islas Malvinas occupied by Argentina
 
Government: Republic
Capital: Buenos Aires
Language: Spanish
Religion: Roman Catholic
National Anthem: "Himno Nacional Argentino" (National Hymn of Argentina
National Emblem: Sun of May
National Day: 25th May Revolution day (1810)
National Motto: En union y libertad (In union and freedom)
Currency: Peso
 
Presidents of the Junta
25 May 1810 - 26 Aug 1811 Cornelio Judas Tadeo de Saavedra Rodríguez
26 Aug      - 23 Sep 1811 Domingo Matheu Chicola
31 Jan 1814 - 09 Jan 1815 Gervasio Antonio de Posadas y Dávila
09 Jan      - 15 Apr 1815 Carlos María de Alvear y Balbastro
15 Apr      - 20 Apr 1815 Juan José Viamonte González
20 Apr 1815               José Casimiro Rondeau Pereyra
20 Apr 1815 - 17 Apr 1816 Ignacio Álvarez Thomás
Supreme Directors
03 May 1816 - 09 Jun 1819 Juan Martín de Pueyrredón y O'Dogan
09 Jun 1819 - 11 Feb 1820 José Casimiro Rondeau Pereyra
11 Feb      - 16 Feb 1820 Juan Pedro Julián Aguirre y López de Anya
23 Jan 1825 - 08 Feb 1826 Juan Gualberto Gregorio
                           de Las Heras y Ventura de la Gacha
Presidents
08 Feb 1826 - 09 Aug 1827 Bernardo de la Trinidada Gónzalez
                           Rivadavia y Rivadavia
20 Sep 1851 - 03 Feb 1852 Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz
                           de Rosas y López de Osornio
03 Feb 1852 - 05 Mar 1860 Justo José de Urquiza y García
05 Mar 1860 - 05 Nov 1861 Santiago Rafael Luis Manuel
                           José María Derqui Rodríguez
05 Nov      - 12 Dec 1861 Juan Esteban Pedernera (acting)
12 Apr 1862 - 12 Oct 1868 Bartolomé Mitre Martínez
12 Oct 1868 - 12 Oct 1874 Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Albarracín
12 Oct 1874 - 12 Oct 1880 Nicolás Remigio Aurelio Avelltino Silva
12 Oct 1880 - 12 Oct 1886 Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz (1st Time)
12 Oct 1886 - 06 Aug 1890 Miguel Jerónimo del Corazón de Jesús Juárez Celman
06 Aug 1890 - 12 Oct 1892 Carlos Enrique José Pellegrini Bevans
12 Oct 1892 - 23 Jan 1895 Luis Sáenz Peña Dávila
23 Jan 1895 - 12 Oct 1898 Dr José Evaristo de Uriburu y Álvarez de Arenales
12 Oct 1898 - 12 Oct 1904 Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz (2nd Time)
12 Oct 1904 - 12 Mar 1906 Manuel Pedro de Quitana y Sáenz de Gaona
12 Mar 1906 - 12 Oct 1910 José María Cornelio Figueroa Alcorta
12 Oct 1910 - 09 Aug 1914 Roque Sáenz Peña Lahitte
09 Aug 1914 - 12 Oct 1916 Dr Victorino de la Plaza y Palacios
12 Oct 1916 - 12 Oct 1922 Dr Juan Hipólito del Sargrado Corazón
                           de Jesús Yrigoyen Alem (1st Time)
12 Oct 1922 - 12 Oct 1928 Dr Máximo Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear Pacheco
12 Oct 1928 - 06 Sep 1930 Dr Juan Hipólito del Sargrado Corazón
                           de Jesús Yrigoyen Alem (2nd Time)
06 Sep 1930 - 20 Feb 1932 José Félix Benito de Uriburu y Uriburu ................. 1868-1932
                          (President of the provisional government)
06 Sep 1932 - 20 Feb 1938 Agustín Pedro Justo Rolón
20 Feb 1938 - 27 Jun 1942 Dr Jaime Gerardo Roberto Marcelino María Ortiz Lizardi
27 Oct 1942 - 04 Jun 1943 Dr Ramón S. Castillo Barrionuevo
Provisional Military Government
04 Jun      - 07 Jun 1943 General Arturo Rawson Corvalán ......................... 1884-1952
07 Jun 1943 - 09 Mar 1944 Pedro Pablo Ramírez Machuca
09 Mar 1944 - 04 Jun 1946 Edelmiro Julián Farrell Plaul
President
04 Jun 1946 - 21 Sep 1955 Jaun Domingo Perón Sosa ................................ 1895-1974 PJ
04 Jun      - 26 Jul 1952 María Eva Duarte de Perón .............................. 1919-1952 PJ
                          ("Spiritual Leader of the Nation")
Military Junta
21 Sep      - 23 Sep 1955 José Domingo Molina Gómez
                          (Chairmen of the Military Junta)
23 Sep      - 13 Nov 1955 General Eduardo A. Londari Doucet
13 Nov 1955 - 01 May 1958 General Pedro Eugenio Aramburu Cilveti
Presidents
01 May 1958 - 29 Mar 1962 Dr Arturo Frondizi Ercoli .............................. 1908-1995
29 Mar 1962 - 12 Oct 1963 Dr José María Guido .................................... 1910-1975
12 Oct 1963 - 28 Jun 1966 Dr Arturo Umberto Illia Francesconi .................... 1900-1983
Military Junta
29 Jun 1966 - 08 Jun 1970 General Juan Carlos Onganía Carballo ................... 1914-1995
08 Jun 1970 - 22 Mar 1971 Brigidier General Roberto Marcelo Levingstone Laborda
22 Mar 1971 - 25 May 1973 General Alejandro Agustín Lanusse Gelly ................ 1918-1996
                          (Chairmen Junta of commanders)
25 May      - 13 Jul 1973 Dr Héctor José Cámpora Demaestre ....................... 1909-1980
13 Jul      - 12 Oct 1973 Dr Raúl Alberto Lastiri ................................ 1915-1978
12 Oct 1973 - 01 Jul 1974 Jaun Domingo Perón Sosa (2nd Time)
01 Jul 1974 - 24 Mar 1976 Isabella María Estela Martínez Cartas de Perón ......... 1931-     PJ
Military Junta
24 Mar 1976 - 29 Mar 1981 General Jorge Rahael Videla Renondo .................... 1925-
29 Mar      - 11 Dec 1981 Roberto Eduardo Viola Prevedini ........................ 1924-1994
11 Dec      - 22 Dec 1981 Carlos Alberto Lacoste ................................. 1929-2004
22 Dec 1981 - 18 Jun 1982 Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri Castelli ................... 1926-2003
18 Jun      - 01 Jul 1982 Alfredo Óscar Saint Jean ............................... 1926-1987
01 Jul 1982 - 10 Dec 1983 Reynaldo Benito Antonio Bignone Ramayón ................ 1928-
Presidents
10 Dec 1983 - 08 Jul 1989 Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín Foulkes .......................... 1927-2009 UCR
08 Jul 1989 - 10 Dec 1999 Carlos Saúl Menem Akil ................................. 1930-     PJ
10 Dec 1999 - 21 Dec 2001 Fernando de la Rúa Bruno ............................... 1937-     UCR
21 Dec 2001 - 02 Jan 2002 Adolfo Rodríguez Saá Páez Montero ...................... 1947-     PJ
02 Jan 2002 - 25 May 2003 Eduardo Alberto Duhalde Maldonado ...................... 1941-     PJ
25 May 2003 - 10 Dec 2007 Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoic .......................... 1950-2010 FPV
10 Dec 2007 -             Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kichner ................. 1953-     FPV
 
Cabinet Chiefs
08 Jun 1995 - 28 Mar 1996 Eduardo Bauzá                                                      PJ
28 Mar 1996 - 10 Dec 1999 Jorge Alberto Rodríguez                                            PJ
10 Dec 1999 - 05 Oct 2000 Rodolfo Héctor Terragno
05 Oct 2000 - 21 Dec 2001 Chrystian Gabriel Colombo
21 Dec      - 23 Dec 2001 Humberto Luis Schiavoni                                            PJ
23 Dec      - 31 Dec 2001 Luis Bernardo Lusquiños                                            PJ
01 Jan      - 03 Jan 2002 Antonio Francisco Cafiero                                          PJ
03 Jan      - 03 May 2002 Jorge Milton Capitanich                                            PJ
03 May 2002 - 25 May 2003 Alfredo Néstor Atanasof                                            PJ
25 May 2003 - 24 Jul 2008 Alberto Angel Fernández                                            PJ
24 Jul 2008 - 08 Jul 2009 Sergio Tomás Massa                                                 PJ
08 Jul 2009 - 10 Dec 2011 Aníbal Domingo Fernández                                           PJ
10 Dec 2011 -             Juan Manuel Abal Medina
 
FPV=Frente para la Victoria (Front for Victory, Peronist Social Democratic)
PJ=Partido Justicialista (Justicialist Party, Peronist, Populist)
UCR=Unión Cívica Radical (Radical Civic Union, Centre Left)
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