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| INTRODUCTION: Argentina is a beautiful South | | | | Championship.There were 24 teams.The big |
| American country and home to tango...and | | | | favourites were The USSR (Olympic medal), |
| birthplace of Eva Peron, First Lady of Argentina in | | | | Bulgaria, Japan, Cuba (gold medal at the Pan |
| the 1940s and 1950s...and Diego Armando | | | | American Games), Brazil (gold medal at the |
| Maradona, best known for his nickname "Pelusa", | | | | "Mundialito"...Brazil defeat Soviet team 3-1) and the |
| one of the most famous athletes in the World | | | | People´s Republic of China...Surprinsingly... |
| History. | | | | Under the leadership of Carlos Wagenfield, the |
| Argentina is one of the most industrialized | | | | home team defeated Japan 3-1 for the bronze |
| country´s in Latin America... The South | | | | medal...Before Japanese newspaper reported the |
| American country is among the most stable and | | | | match as a 3-0 (15-0, 15-3, 15-2).Ironically, |
| democratic countries in the Third World...Buenos | | | | Argentina did not qualify for Pan American Games |
| Aires, Argentina´s capital, is one of the | | | | in San Juan de Puerto Rico (1979).Finallly,the USSR |
| most romantic and beautiful places... is very | | | | (today´s Russia, Belarus, Estonia...) captured |
| famous for its hospitality. | | | | the men´s gold medal, with Brazil finishing |
| This place is one of the most dynamic | | | | second and Argentina third... |
| entertainment centers in Latin America.There are | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| lots of theaters, fantastic tavernas restaurants | | | | Argentina has three idols: Eva Peron...Diego |
| and stadiums... very peaceful and historical | | | | Armando Maradona...and Carlos Gardel. |
| places...The South American country has been | | | | FAMOUS WOMEN: |
| benefited from the many infrastructure projects | | | | Norma Leandro (actress)/ Gabriela Sabattini |
| that were provided for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, | | | | (tennis player)/ Paloma Herrera(dancer)...Las |
| 1990 FIBA World Cup, FIVB World Cup (1982 and | | | | Madres de la Plaza Mayo (human rights activists). |
| 2002) and Pan American Games (1995). | | | | WHO IS ISABEL PERON? |
| FILMS AND BOOKS ABOUT ARGENTINA: | | | | Maria Estela Martinez de Peron or Isabel Peron, |
| "Evita" (1997), a film about Eva Duarte de Peron, | | | | vice-president of Argentina from 1973 to 1974, |
| former First Lady of Argentina in the 20th | | | | was selected by Parliament to became Head of |
| Century. | | | | State of the country after the death of Juan |
| "The Return of Eva Peron with the Killings in | | | | Domingo Peron...In 1974, Argentina´s Isabel |
| Trinidad", a book about Third World | | | | Peron became to first woman to be President in |
| dictatorships...by Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, | | | | the World History. |
| who won the 2001 Nobel Prize for Literature. | | | | WHO IS MAXIMA ZORREGUIETA? |
| FAMOUS PEOPLE: | | | | Currently, Maxima Zorreguieta, was born on |
| Jorge Luis Borges (writer)/ Ernesto Sabato | | | | Argentina, is the Princess of the Netherlands...She |
| (writer)/ Carlos de Saavedra Lamas (jurist/ 1936 | | | | is the second European Princess of Latin American |
| Nobel Prize for Peace) / Bernardo A. Houssay | | | | descent. |
| (scientist: 1947 Nobel Prize for Physiology or | | | | OTHER FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN ARGENTINA... |
| Medicine)/ Fernando Lamas (actor)/ Luis Leloir | | | | The 1980 Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to |
| (1970 Nobel Prize for Chemistry)/ Mario Alvarez | | | | Adolfo Perez Esquivel, a human rights leader in the |
| (architect) / Alfredo Agostini (architect) / Cesar | | | | 1970s and 1980s.Adolfo was the second Latin to |
| Milstein (scientist) /Libertad Lamarque (singer) / | | | | receive the Prize since 1936, when his |
| Carlos Gardel(singer)/ Julio Bocca (dancer)... | | | | countrymen Carlos de Saavedra won the |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT... | | | | Prize...Adolfo became an outspoken critic of |
| Argentina is about 40 times the size of | | | | Argentinian dictator Jorge Rafael Videla Redondo. |
| Switzerland.More than 30 million people live there. | | | | DID YOU KNOW THAT... |
| The vast South American country, bigger than | | | | Argentinian Presidents have live in the Casa |
| France, Germany and Japan combined, is the | | | | Rosada (Government Palace) since many |
| birthplace of Jose de San Martin, who was a Latin | | | | decades... |
| American revolutionary in the 18th Century. | | | | REFERENCES: |
| ITALIAN ANCESTRY: | | | | -Box, Ben. Footprint South American Handbook |
| Gabtriela Sabattini (tennis player)/, Arturo Illia | | | | 2005. |
| (former President of Argentina)/ Hector Campora | | | | -Fisher, Jo. Mothers of the Dissapeared, Zed |
| (ex-President of Argentina)/ Octavio Dazzan | | | | Books, 1989 |
| (cyclist) Norma Cappagly (Miss World 1960)... | | | | -Guevara Onofre, Alejandro. Enciclopedia |
| OLYMPICS SPORTS AND ARGENTINA... | | | | Mundototal, Editorial San Marcos,Lima, 1999 |
| Argentina´s national basketball team won | | | | -Lloyd, A. Dances of Argentina, Max Parish, |
| its first-ever gold medal at the Olympic Games in | | | | London, 1995 |
| Athens (2004). The final ranking: 1-Argentina, | | | | -Mason, Tong. Passion of the People: Football in |
| 2-Italy, 3-USA, 4-Lithuania, 5-Greece, 6-Puerto | | | | South America, Verso, London, 1995. |
| Rico, 7-Spain, 8-China, 9-Australia, 10-New Zealand, | | | | -Naipaul, V.S. The Return of Eva Peron with the |
| 11-Yugoslavia, 12-Angola... | | | | Killings in Trinidad, Andre Deutsh Limited, London, |
| SURPRISES...1982...Buenos Aires hosted at the | | | | 1980. |