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Lithuanian Argentines are Argentine citizens who are fully, partially, or predominantly of Lithuanian descent, or Lithuanian-born people residing in Argentina. During the 1920s about 35,000 Lithuanians arrived in Argentina.




History






= Pioneers and settlements

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In 1909, a group of Lithuanian immigrants from the cities of Ensenada and Berisso founded the Lithuanian Mutual Aid Society Vargdienis, whose prominent members were the Lithuanian gentlemen Rimavičius, Pavilonis, Bogužas and Baltušis. With less specific dates it is known that even before the First World War there had been organisations of Lithuanian immigrants in Villa Diego, near Rosario, Santa Fe (Aušros žvaigždė) and in the city of Avellaneda (Susivienijimas lietuvių Argentinoje). The collectivity of Berisso meanwhile adopted the name of Nemunas, which retains to the present. The Lithuanian diaspora in Argentina have their own radio programme called "Echoes of Lithuania" (Ecos de Lituania).
There is also a significant Lithuanian-Jewish community.




Argentina-Lithuania relations


The last visit by a Lithuanian leader to the country occurred in 2008, when President Valdas Adamkus visited Buenos Aires. Both countries historically maintained good relations since they were first established in 1921. After Soviet domination, in 1991, Argentina was the first Latin American country to recognize the country's independence.




Organisations


They established their own institutions: Sociedad Lituana de Socorros Mutuos Vargdienis (established 1909), Aušros žvaigždė, Susivienijimas lietuvių Argentinoje, Nemunas.




Notable Lithuanian Argentines


Héctor Adomaitis, football player
José Alperovich, politician
Rimas Álvarez Kairelis, rugby union player
Ricardo Ivoskus, lawyer and politician
Liudas Jakavicius-Grimalauskas, pianist
Julieta Jankunas, field hockey player
Joseph Kessel, journalist
Antonio Krapovickas, botanist
Fanny Mikey, actress and theatre producer
Gustavo Majauskas, Olympic weightlifter




See also



European Argentines
French Argentines
Estonian Argentines
Romanian Argentines




References

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• Lithuanian Argentines
• White Argentines
• Argentines of European descent
• Lithuania
• Estonian Argentines
• List of countries by cereal production
• Argentina
• Lithuanian language
• Lithuanians
• Immigration to Argentina