The history of Argentina can be divided into four main parts: the pre-Columbian time or early history, the colonial period, the period of nation-building, and the history of modern Argentina.
The Cave of the Hands in Santa Cruz
The fortification of Pucará de Tilcara in Jujuy Province, part of the Inca Empire
Portrait of José de San Martín
The changing state of Argentina. The light green area was allocated to indigenous peoples, the light pink area was the Liga Federal, the hatched areas are subject to change during the period.
The National Reorganization Process was the military dictatorship that ruled Argentina from the coup d'état of 24 March 1976 until the transfer of power on 10 December 1983 to a government elected at
History of Argentina
…a junta led consecutively by Videla, Viola, Galtieri and Bignone until 10 December 1983. These de facto dictators termed their government program the "National Reorganization Process"; and "Dirty War" (Spanish: guerra sucia) was the name used by the military junta or civic-military dictatorship of Argentina (Spanish: dictadura…
Videla met with U.S. President Jimmy Carter at the White House on 9 September 1977.
Viola met with U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Argentine Ambassador Jorge A. Aja Espil at the White House on 17 March 1981.
Argentines commemorate victims of military dictatorship, 24 March 2017
Retrato Oficial Jorge Rafael Videla 1976