Gabriel Chumpitaz | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2021 | |
| Constituency | Santa Fe,Argentina |
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| Born | 8 May 1976 |
| Political party | Republican Proposal |
Gabriel Chumpitaz is an Argentine politician who is a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina. [1]
Diego Armando Maradona was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport,he was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award.
The Falklands War was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic:the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependency,South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The conflict began on 2 April 1982,when Argentina invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands,followed by the invasion of South Georgia the next day. On 5 April,the British government dispatched a naval task force to engage the Argentine Navy and Air Force before making an amphibious assault on the islands. The conflict lasted 74 days and ended with an Argentine surrender on 14 June,returning the islands to British control. In total,649 Argentine military personnel,255 British military personnel,and three Falkland Islanders were killed during the hostilities.
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere,with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southern subregion of a single continent called America.
María Eva Duarte de Perón,better known as just Eva Perón or by the nickname Evita,was an Argentine politician,activist,actress,and philanthropist who served as First Lady of Argentina from June 1946 until her death in July 1952,as the wife of Argentine President Juan Domingo Perón (1895–1974). She was born in poverty in the rural village of Los Toldos,in the Pampas,as the youngest of five children. In 1934,at the age of 15,she moved to the nation's capital of Buenos Aires to pursue a career as a stage,radio,and film actress.
Patagonia is a geographical region that encompasses the southern end of South America,governed by Argentina and Chile. The region comprises the southern section of the Andes Mountains with lakes,fjords,temperate rainforests,and glaciers in the west and deserts,tablelands and steppes to the east. Patagonia is bounded by the Pacific Ocean on the west,the Atlantic Ocean to the east,and many bodies of water that connect them,such as the Strait of Magellan,the Beagle Channel,and the Drake Passage to the south.
The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup,a quadrennial international football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams. It was held in Argentina between 1 and 25 June.
The president of Argentina is both head of state and head of government of Argentina. Under the national constitution,the president is also the chief executive of the federal government and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
Argentina is divided into twenty-three federated states called provinces and one called the autonomous city of Buenos Aires,which is the federal capital of the republic as decided by the Argentine Congress. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions and exist under a federal system.
The CONMEBOL Copa América,known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship,is the top men's football tournament contested among national teams from South America. It is the oldest still-running continental football competition,as well as the third most watched in the world. The competition determines the champions of South America. Since the 1990s,teams from North America and Asia have also been invited to compete.
Buenos Aires,officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires,is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata,on South America's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" is Spanish for "fair winds" or "good airs". Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha global city,according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2020 ranking.
The Dirty War is the name used by the military junta or civic-military dictatorship of Argentina for the period of state terrorism in Argentina from 1974 to 1983 as a part of Operation Condor,during which military and security forces and death squads in the form of the Argentine Anticommunist Alliance hunted down any political dissidents and anyone believed to be associated with socialism,left-wing Peronism,or the Montoneros movement.
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in men's international football and is administered by the Argentine Football Association,the governing body for football in Argentina.
The Uruguay national football team represents Uruguay in international men's football,and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association,the governing body for football in Uruguay. The national team is commonly referred to as La Celeste.
The Argentine Football Association is the governing body of football in Argentina based in Buenos Aires. It organises the main divisions of Argentine league system,including domestic cups:Copa Argentina,Supercopa Argentina,Copa de la Liga Profesional,Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional and the Supercopa Internacional. The body also manages all the Argentina national teams,including the Senior,U-20,U-17,U-15,Olympic and women's squads. Secondly,it also organizes the women's,children,youth,futsal,and other local leagues.
The Primera División,known officially as Liga Profesional de Fútbol,or Torneo Binance for sponsorship reasons,is a professional football league in Argentina,organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA).
Lionel Andrés Messi,also known as Leo Messi,is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time,Messi has won a record eight Ballon d'Or awards and a record six European Golden Shoes,and in 2020 he was named to the Ballon d'Or Dream Team. Until leaving the club in 2021,he had spent his entire professional career with Barcelona,where he won a club-record 34 trophies,including ten La Liga titles,seven Copa del Rey titles and the UEFA Champions League four times. With his country,he won the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. A prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker,Messi holds the records for most goals in La Liga (474),most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and the UEFA Champions League (eight),and most assists in La Liga (192) and the Copa América (17). He also has the most international goals by a South American male (106). Messi has scored over 800 senior career goals for club and country,and has the most goals by a player for a single club (672).
The Falkland Islands is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about 300 mi (480 km) east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about 752 mi (1,210 km) from Cape Dubouzet at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula,at a latitude of about 52°S. The archipelago,with an area of 4,700 sq mi (12,000 km2),comprises East Falkland,West Falkland,and 776 smaller islands. As a British overseas territory,the Falklands have internal self-governance,but the United Kingdom takes responsibility for their defence and foreign affairs. The capital and largest settlement is Stanley on East Falkland.
Argentina,officially the Argentine Republic,is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi),making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil,the fourth-largest country in the Americas,and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west,and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north,Brazil to the northeast,Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east,and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces,and one autonomous city,which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation,Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions,but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands,South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands,the Southern Patagonian Ice Field,and a part of Antarctica.
Juan Domingo Perón was an Argentine Army lieutenant general and politician who served as President of Argentina from 1946 to his overthrow in 1955,and again from October 1973 to his death in July 1974. He had previously served in several government positions,including Minister of Labour and Vice President under presidents Pedro Pablo Ramírez and Edelmiro Farrell.
Argentines are the people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential,legal,historical or cultural. For most Argentines,several of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being Argentine. In the past the National Gentilic for Citizens of Argentina was mistakenly translated as Argentinians,a term that is no longer considered accurate.