1983 ⟶ Return to Democracy in Argentina

December 10: End of dictatorship in Argentina.
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🇦🇷 Argentina Declares Independence

Independence of Argentina.⟶
Argentina Declares Independence (1816)
IndependenceRevolutionColonialismSpanish EmpireNationalism
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🇦🇷 Military Junta's Reign of Terror Begins in Argentina

Dirty War begins in Argentina.⟶
Military Junta's Reign of Terror Begins in Argentina (1974)
Military DictatorshipPolitical ViolenceCold WarCoup d'état
ArgentinaArgentina

⚔️ Argentine Military Coup Overthrows Government

March 24: 1976 Argentine coup d'état leads to a military dictatorship in Argentina.⟶
Argentine Military Coup Overthrows Government (1976)
Military CoupDictatorshipHuman Rights ViolationsCold WarPolitical Instability
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🗳️ Return to Democracy in Argentina

December 10: End of dictatorship in Argentina.⟶
Return to Democracy in Argentina (1983)
DemocracyDictatorshipCold WarHuman RightsMilitary Rule
ArgentinaArgentina

🗳️ Pinochet Defeated in Chilean Plebiscite

October 5: Chile's Augusto Pinochet loses a national plebiscite on his rule.⟶
Pinochet Defeated in Chilean Plebiscite (1988)
DictatorshipDemocracyChileCold WarPolitical TransitionHuman Rights
ChileChile

🏦 Argentine Economic Crisis Leads to Presidential Resignations and Bank Freeze Riots

December 19 – 20: During an economic crisis in Argentina, the government effectively freezes all bank accounts for twelve months which leads to riots and President Fernando de la Rúa's resignation from office. There are five "presidents" in less than a month.⟶
Argentine Economic Crisis Leads to Presidential Resignations and Bank Freeze Riots (2001)
Economic CrisisPolitical InstabilityBanking CrisisPresidential ResignationRiotsGovernment InstabilityFinancial Markets
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