Argentina Bicentennial
argentina bicentennial spanish bicentenario argentino series ceremony festival observance celebrated may throughout year commemorated th anniversary may revolution sequence historical event led viceroy baltasar hidalgo de cisneros ousted office replaced primera junta first national government bicentennial celebration began friday may buenos aire million people attendance making biggest outdoor festivity argentina seen since celebrated return democratic rule seven year military dictatorship celebration bicentennial started early continued year event related solely may revolution also many factor pertaining history culture argentina started january cosquín festival yearly folk music event last day army argentina chile recreated crossing andes led josé de san martín bernardo ohiggins army andes january many historical event argentina performed stage mar del plata february actor audience people beginning may president cristina fernández de kirchner signed decree declaring may holiday de julio avenue closed traffic corrientes belgrano avenue festivity day used host main celebration celebration started may concert argentine rock band litto nebbia acted host performer included fito páez león gieco temporary installation avenue complemented earlier opening interactive national bicentennial house recoleta section city initial phase bicentennial cultural center former buenos aire central post office cultural center scheduled completed number military parade modern historical regiment unit including regiment patrician regiment mounted grenadier staged may followed parade representing province argentina local culture instance jujuy included llama córdoba included traditional cuarteto band night concert latin american music hosted león gieco presence uruguayan jaime roos brazilian gilberto gil víctor heredia gustavo santaolalla colombian totó la momposina mundo ala cuban pablo milanés president luiz inácio lula da silva brazil sebastián piñera chile josé mujica uruguay hugo chávez venezuela rafael correa ecuador fernando lugo paraguay evo morale bolivia former president manuel zelaya honduras martín torrijos panama arrived buenos aire closing parade city córdoba prepared expo bicentenario fair held complejo ferial córdoba opened may featured stand productive industrial touristic cultural technological sector province convention included many scheduled event seminar parade conference musical cultural gastronomic spectacle city villa maría prepared largest dish locro world served free people city rosario started celebration may national flag memorial covered blue white flag argentina made opera concert slogan founding second argentina tenor darío volonté invited people sing aurora also work restore libertador san martín theater government san luis prepared replica may square buenos aire cabildo may pyramid design replica would differ cabildos present appearance urban development twentieth century led removal several outside column make room avenue project planned town la punta governor alberto rodríguez saá intends keep cultural educational center celebration led number dispute among politician judge norberto oyarbide named mayor buenos aire mauricio macri person interest investigation warrantless wiretapping case originally reported sergio burnstein jewish activist known work name victim amia bombing macri accused néstor kirchner president cristina fernández de kirchner behind oyarbides action may macri expressed disgust towards kirchner stating medium coming husband consort sit two day macri also referred pejoratively president la señora de ahí enfrente woman across street may president cristina fernández de kirchner canceled earlier acceptance macris invitation teatro colóns may reopening gala macri requested president reconsider decision though without offering apology earlier remark ultimately mr kirchner attend event administration scheduled honor luncheon white room casa rosada night may included nearly guest among notable people church industry medium culture sport vice president julio cobos invited however due ongoing conflict cobos president stemming decision join opposition argentine government conflict agricultural sector likewise invited former president carlos menem fernando de la rúa eduardo duhalde argentine bicentennial motivated making historical movie revolución el cruce de los andes recreates crossing andes la patria equivocada narrates part history argentina family time period witness event manuel belgrano another film focused life politician military leader name addition many book related topic published advance event enigma de la historia argentina hombre de mayo historias de corceles de acero recurring topic debate argentine newspaper editorial comparison bicentennial centennial author intellectual rosendo fraga described centennial better arguing argentina enjoyed favorable context economic measure relative gdp per caput quality public education public optimism perceived improve considered centennial moreover took place two year enactment sáenz peña law helped make universal suffrage effective male citizen argentina aged others historian felipe pigna stated instead argentina compare favorably argentina lack social legislation labor law well significant wealth gap rich society general taken account pigna argued praising centennial would tantamount praising policy led perpetuated condition flickr group picture holiday spanish