A TIMELINE OF ARGENTINA
By Tim Lambert
1516 Juan de Solis reaches the River Plate 1526 Sebastian Cabot reaches the same area 1580 Buenos Aires is founded 1776 A Viceroy of the River Plate is founded with Buenos Aires as its capital 1806 The British capture Buenos Aires but soon withdraw 1810 The Viceroy is deposed and a junta takes control of Argentina 1816 Argentina becomes independent of Spain but at first is united with Bolivia and Uruguay. 1825 Bolivia becomes independent of Argentina 1828 Uruguay becomes independent 1835 Rosas becomes dictator of Argentina 1852 A rebellion removes Rosas from power 1857 The first railroad in Argentina is built 1880 The last indigenous people in Argentina are conquered 1900 Argentina is the richest country in South America. The population of Argentina is about 4 million. 1930 The army stages a coup and General Uriburu became president 1943 The army stages another coup 1945 Argentina declares war on Germany 1946 Juan Peron becomes president 1955 Peron is forced to flee abroad 1958 Arturo Frondizi is elected president 1963 Arturo Illia becomes president 1966 The military remove the president 1969 Rioting begins in Cordoba 1973 Peron becomes president 1974 Isabel Peron beomes president after her husbands death 1976 The army stages a coup and a period of repression begins 1982 Argentina invades the Falklands but Britain quickly recaptures them 1983 The junta holds elections. Raul Alfonsin becomes president. 1989 Carlos Menem becomes president 2001-02 Argentina suffers a recession 2007 Christina Kirchner becomes the first female president of ArgentinaLast Revised 2011