Argentina–Italy relations

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Argentina-Italy relations
Map indicating locations of Argentina and Italy

Argentina

Italy

The

bilateral relations for over a century. Both nations enjoy friendly relations, the importance of which centers on the history of Italian migration to Argentina. Argentines of full or partial Italian ancestry number approximately 30 million, or 62% of the country's total population.[1] Both nations are members of the G20 and the United Nations
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History

In 1816, Argentina declared its independence from Spain. At the same time, Italy was made up of separate independent Italian states. In May 1836, the Kingdom of Sardinia recognized and established diplomatic relations with Argentina, the first Italian state to do so.[2] In 1842, Italian General (and future unifier of Italy) Giuseppe Garibaldi, fought for Uruguayan rebels during the Uruguayan Civil War against the Argentine Confederation and Uruguayan Nationalist Party.[3]

In 1850, Sardinian King (and future King of a united Italy),

Victor Emmanuel II, appointed an ambassador to Argentina.[2] In 1855, Argentina and Italy signed a Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation.[4] In 1924, Italy upgraded its diplomatic legation in Buenos Aires to an embassy.[4] That same year, Italian Prince Umberto of Piedmont (future King Umberto II) visited Argentina.[5] The Prince's main visit to Argentina (and other South American nations) was part of a political plan of fascism to link the Italian people living outside of Italy with their mother country.[5]

During World War II, Argentina remained neutral throughout most of the war and at the time, Argentine President Juan Perón was an admirer of Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini and tried to adapt some aspects of the fascist's experience, such as corporativism, to Argentina.[6][7] In 1944, due to international pressure, Argentina officially declared war on Germany and Japan as by that time, Italy had already surrendered to the Allies in September 1943. Soon afterwards, Argentina donated wheat to a warn-torn Italy.[8] In June 1947, Eva Perón paid an official visit to Italy during her Rainbow Tour of Europe.[9]

During the Argentine

Tangentopoli scandal.[14]

High-level visits

Prince Umberto of Piedmont in Argentina; 1924.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi with Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in 2011
Alberto Fernandez with Italian President Sergio Mattarella
in Rome; 2020.

High-level visits from Argentina to Italy

High-level visits from Italy to Argentina

Migration