[History of the World] The History of Argentina
Mad Pauly
Peter Snowy continues his History of the World series. This week, the History of Argentina.
*Saccopharynx continues to sport the wonderful Argentine sideburns of yesteryear, eschewing the more up-to-date facial hair of such luminaries as Ricardo Villa.
**Not true, although it did make Andrew Lloyd Webber insufferably rich.
***Also not true. Madonna, as we all know, is as good at football as she is at acting. That is to say, she's lousy at both.
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In before my favourite Argentinian gets to say it:-
"You English - You're all pirates and thiefs - Las Islas Malvinas are Argentine"
Where is my favourite rabid ultra-national Argentine bigot today, anyway? I thought this article would be right up his street...
yeah you would think so - I've dedicated the latest MoD battle orders to him as well - http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/-mod-day-2-940-fight-for-spain-in-catalonia-2569685/1/20
You missed the bit where all the Nazi war criminals retired to Argentina.
Other than that it seems to be a well-researched history.
Not quite true.
Some went to Brazil. 😉
Not to say a high quantity of jews. The biggest community outside USA and Israel.
Germany had both Nazis and a lot of Jews prior to WWII. I think history has proven that's actually not a good combination...
Also the highest proportion of Muslims and the largest mosque in South America.
Yes, well-researched in chewing gum bundles.
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Independence declaration was in 1816, not 1818.
Declared, yes. Gained, no. There was a little matter of a war first, which ended in 1818.
If we talk of war, it didn´t finish until 1824.