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In the mid-19th century, there were about 4000 Selk'nam; by 1919 there were 297, and by 1930 just over 100. [ 62 ] The exploration of gold and the introduction of farming in the region of Tierra del Fuego led to genocide of the Selk'nam perpetrated by the regimes of both states (Argentina and Chile).
The most populous indigenous groups were the Aonikenk, Kolla, Qom, Wichí, Diaguita, Mocoví, Huarpe peoples, Mapuche and Guarani [54] Many Argentines also identify as having at least one indigenous ancestor; a genetic study conducted by the University of Buenos Aires in 2011 showed that 56% of the 320 Argentines sampled were shown to have at ...
The study indicated that Argentines were as a whole made up of 38% indogenous, 58.9% of European, and 3.1% of African ancestry. Again, there were huge difference in the genetic ancestry from across the various regions of the country. [32] For example, Argentines who hailed from Patagonia were 45% indigenous and 55% of European ancestry. [32]
Argentina, [C] officially the Argentine Republic, [A] [D] is a country in the southern half of South America.Argentina covers an area of 2,780,400 km 2 (1,073,500 sq mi), [B] 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.
At the time of Milei's inauguration, Argentina's economy was suffering 143 percent annual inflation, the currency had plunged and four out of 10 Argentines were in poverty. [89] Argentina had been set to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies on January 1, 2024. However, Argentina announced that it will not join BRICS bloc, emphasizing ...
Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei laid out a bleak vision in his maiden speech a year ago amid an economic crisis. The crowd in front of Congress cheered his every word. A year later ...
Many Argentines also speak other European languages (Italian, German, Portuguese, French, Welsh, Swedish and Croatian, as examples) due to the vast number of immigrants from Europe that came to Argentina. [9] English language is a required subject in many schools, and there are also many private English-teaching academies and institutions.
Argentina’s sharp economic reforms cut inflation but pushed more than half the population into poverty, raising questions about President Javier Milei’s austerity drive. Monthly inflation ...