Argentina: Background and U.S. Relations [June 16, 2017] [open pdf - 910KB]
"Argentina, a South American country with a population of almost 44 million, has had a vibrant democratic tradition since its military relinquished power in 1983. Current President Mauricio Macri-the leader of the center-right Republican Proposal and the candidate of the Let's Change coalition representing center-right and center-left parties-won the 2015 presidential race. He succeeded two-term President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, from the center-left faction of the Peronist party known as the Front for Victory, who in turn had succeeded her husband, Néstor Kirchner, in 2007. Macri's election ended the Kirchners' 12-year rule, which helped Argentina emerge from a severe economic crisis in 2001-2002 but also was characterized by protectionist and unorthodox economic policies."
Report Number: | CRS Report for Congress, R43816 |
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Date: | 2017-06-16 |
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Copyright: | Public Domain |
Retrieved From: | Federation of American Scientists: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/index.html |
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