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Argentine Republic

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Argentine Republic
República Argentina
Flag of Argentine Republic
Flag
Coat of Arms of Argentine Republic
Coat of Arms
Argentine territory in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled territory in light green.
Argentine territory in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled territory in light green.
Capital
and largest city
Buenos Aires
Official languagesSpanish
Dominant mode of productionCapitalism
GovernmentFederal presidential republic
• President
Alberto Fernández
• Vice President
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Population
• 2021 estimate
45,605,826
CurrencyArgentine peso

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in Latin America.

History

In 1976, as part of Operation Condor, the CIA backed a far-right coup in Argentina that overthrew president Isabel Perón. After the coup, a military junta led by Jorge Rafael Videla took power and killed or disappeared 30,000 left-wing dissidents.[1] In 1983, military rule ended and Videla was given a life sentence for crimes against humanity in 1985.[2]

In February 2022, Argentina joined China's infrastructure program, the Belt and Road Initiative.[3] The areas of cooperation include green energy, technology, education, agriculture, communication, and nuclear energy.[4][5]

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