Argentine History and Politics

Modern Democratic Milestones, Foreign Relations and Treaties

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  1. On what date did constitutional democracy return to Argentina with the inauguration of President Raúl Alfonsín?
  2. Which commission was created by President Alfonsín in December 1983 to investigate human rights disappearances?
  3. Which unprecedented judicial trial took place in Buenos Aires in 1985, trying former military commanders?
  4. Which international dispute between Argentina and Chile was resolved by the 1984 Treaty of Peace and Friendship?
  5. Which regional founding treaty signed on 26 March 1991 created the Mercosur common market?
  6. Which 1994 diplomatic protocol established the permanent institutional structure of Mercosur?
  7. What did the 1998 Ushuaia Protocol on Democratic Commitment establish within Mercosur?
  8. Which bilateral agreements signed in 1989 and 1990 restored diplomatic relations between Argentina and the United Kingdom?
  9. What does the First Transitory Provision of the Argentine Constitution explicitly state regarding the Malvinas Islands?
  10. Which international treaty signed in 1959 preserves Antarctica for peaceful scientific research and suspends territorial claims?
  11. In which Argentine city is the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty located?
  12. Which international court's founding treaty did Argentina ratify in 2001, pledging cooperation against war crimes?
  13. Which 1973 treaty between Argentina and Uruguay established fluvial boundaries and navigation in the Río de la Plata?
  14. Which international organization did Argentina co-found in San Francisco in 1945 as an original member?
  15. Which economic stabilization plan was introduced in June 1985 by President Alfonsín, creating a new currency?
  16. What was the Plan Bonex implemented by the Argentine government in December 1989?
  17. What statutory law introduced the Convertibility Plan in March 1991 under Minister Domingo Cavallo?
  18. Which state reform statute passed in August 1989 authorized the extensive privatization of public enterprises in Argentina?
  19. Which tragedy on 18 July 1994 was the deadliest terrorist bombing in Argentine history?
  20. Which political pact between Carlos Menem and Raúl Alfonsín in November 1993 enabled the 1994 Constitutional Reform?
  21. What was the banking restriction popularly known as the 'Corralito', enacted in December 2001?
  22. Who assumed the provisional presidency of Argentina on 2 January 2002, formally ending the Convertibility regime?
  23. What was the 'Asunción Declaration' of 1999 that recognized the democratic contributions of Argentine human rights movements?
  24. Which sovereign international body, established in 2008 with its first Secretary General being Néstor Kirchner, promoted South American integration?
  25. Which declaration approved at the Fourth Summit of the Americas in Mar del Plata in 2005 marked a historic turning point in hemispheric trade?

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