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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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
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),[6]Aušros žvaigždė, Susivienijimas lietuvių Argentinoje, Nemunas.
Lithuanian diaspora and Lithuanian expatriates