PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1816Independence9 July 1816 (from Spain)CIA World Factbook
- 1956Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1981First UNESCO World Heritage siteLos Glaciares National ParkUNESCO World Heritage
- 1985Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1986Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1990Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 1990First space object launchedLUSAT-OSCAR-19GCAT
- 2001Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2023Most recent World Heritage inscriptionESMA Museum and Site of Memory – Former Clandestine Centre of Detention, Torture and ExterminationUNESCO World Heritage
- 2023Most recent space launchGCAT
- 2025Most recent legislative election2025-10-26IPU Parline
