Lesson 4/44 min
Argentina, Che Guevara, Paraguay and Uruguay
Argentina
- Capital Buenos Aires, on the Río de la Plata; currency the peso.
- The Pampas grassland and the Patagonia plateau are in Argentina.
- Isabel Perón became Argentina's first woman president in 1974 (the book calls her the “world's first woman head of state”); Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was the first elected woman president.
- The present president is Javier Milei (since 10 December 2023); his term runs to December 2027.
Che Guevara
| Item | Fact |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 June 1928, in Argentina |
| Known as | Marxist revolutionary, doctor and guerrilla leader; a pioneer of Latin American revolutions |
| In Cuba | A minister in Fidel Castro's government; a leading figure of the Cuban revolution |
| Famous book | “Guerrilla Warfare” |
| Death | October 1967, killed by government soldiers in Bolivia |
Paraguay and Uruguay
- Paraguay: capital Asunción; currency the guaraní; landlocked (with Bolivia); independent 14 May 1811.
- Uruguay: capital Montevideo; currency the peso; the Tupamaros (named after Túpac Amaru) fought the military dictatorship.
- Uruguay's indigenous people are the Charrúa.
Check yourself
In which country was Che Guevara killed?
At a glance
- 1
Argentina's capital is Buenos Aires (on the Río de la Plata); the Pampas and Patagonia are in Argentina.
- 2
Cristina Kirchner was the first elected woman president; the present president is Milei.
- 3
Che Guevara was born in Argentina (14 June 1928) and killed in Bolivia (1967); his book is “Guerrilla Warfare”.
- 4
Paraguay's capital is Asunción, currency guaraní; Uruguay's capital is Montevideo.