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| | 1438 | 1438 - 1535: The Inca Empire & Civilisation | |
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| | 1516 | Juan Diaz de Solis became the first European to enter Argentina in search of gold. Many of the population of Argentina were killed by the diseases brought over by the Europeans | |
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| | 1580 | Buenos Aires was established | |
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| | 1680 | The Portuguese established a trading post across the Rio de la Plata from Buenos Aires | |
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| | 1776 | Spain encompasses all of its territories in south-east South America to create one large colony called the Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata | |
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| | 1810 | Overthrow of the king of Spain by Napoleon | |
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| | 1812 | Jose de San Martin led the Argentinean fight against Spain for Independence | |
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| | 1816 | 9 July: Argentina officially declared their independence from Spain | |
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| | 1853 | Argentina became a republic after adopting a constitution | |
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| | 1859 | Buenos Aires refused to become part of the country of Argentina and set up their own independent state but the plan was defeated by General Bartolome Mitre | |
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| | 1943 | Juan Peron rises to power | |
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| | 1945 | October 22: Juan Peron marries Eva Marie Duarte ( Evita ) | |
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| | 1947 | Juan Peron elected President and Evita assumes the role of First Lady of Argentina | |
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| | 1952 | July 26: Evita dies of cancer | |
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| | 1955 | The army and navy rebel and Juan Peron flees the country | |
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| | 1956 | The Constitution of 1853 was restored | |
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| | 1960 | Peron marries Isabel Martinez | |
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| | 1973 | Juan Peron elected President of Argentina | |
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| | 1974 | Peron dies. His wife, Isabel, who had been vice president became the president | |
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| | 1976 | March 24: Isabel Peron was deposed by a military coup and exiled | |
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| | 1982 | April: The Falklands War started with the United Kingdom | |
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| | 1982 | 14 June: Argentina surrendered and General Galtieri was removed from office | |
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