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