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Illia, Arturo
(Encyclopedia)Illia, Arturo ärto͞oˈrō ēlˈyä [key], 1900–1983, president of Argentina (1963–66). A country physician, he entered politics after 1930, and from 1948 to 1952 he was one of the few non-Perón...Justo, Agustín Pedro
(Encyclopedia)Justo, Agustín Pedro ägo͞ostēnˈ pāˈᵺrō ho͞osˈtō [key], 1876–1943, president of Argentina (1932–38). An army general, he rose to prominence (1922) as minister of war under Marcelo Torc...cotinga
(Encyclopedia)cotinga kōtĭngˈgə [key], any of the New World tropical birds of the family Cotingidae. Cotingas range from N Argentina to the southern border of the United States; most are forest species and inha...Fernández de Kirchner, Cristina Elisabet
(Encyclopedia)Fernández de Kirchner, Cristina Elisabet krēstēˈnä ālēsäbātˈ fārnänˈdās dā kērchˈnâr [key], 1953–, Argentinian politician. A Peronist student activist in the 1970s, she received (1...Entre Ríos
(Encyclopedia)Entre Ríos ĕnˈtrā rēˈōs [key], province, 29,428 sq mi (76,219 sq km), E Argentina. Paraná ...López, Vicente Fidel
(Encyclopedia)López, Vicente Fidel lōˈpās [key], 1815–1903, Argentine historian, journalist, and politician; son of Vicente López y Planes. A member of the group that opposed the dictatorship of Juan Manuel...Moreno
(Encyclopedia)Moreno, city (1991 pop. 287,188), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a residential and district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. The district was the scene of several major ...Tandil
(Encyclopedia)Tandil tändēlˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 90,427), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. Founded in 1823 as Fuerte Independencia, it was a military outpost against Native Anmericans. Tandil is today an attr...Alfonsín, Raúl
(Encyclopedia)Alfonsín, Raúl rä-o͞olˈ älfônsēnˈ [key] (Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín Foulkes), 1927–2009, president of Argentina (1983–89). A long-time political activist, a member of the Radical party, and ...Merlo
(Encyclopedia)Merlo mĕrˈlō [key], city (1991 pop. 390,031), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. An administrative, trade, and agricultural center of the Greater Buenos Aires area, it was founded in 1730 by Francisc...Browse by Subject
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