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| Total population | |
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| 9,740 (2019)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Caracas,Maracaibo andValencia | |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Argentinians |
Argentine Venezuelans (Spanish:argentino-venezolanos) areVenezuelan citizens of partial or fullArgentine descent, or Argentine citizens who have migrated to and settled in Venezuela. Many Argentines fled their country and settled in Venezuela during themilitary dictatorship that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983. In 2019, an estimate numbered Argentine Venezuelans still living in Venezuela at 9,740.[1]
Argentine immigration to Venezuela had its peak during the 1970s. Many Argentines were fleeing theNational Reorganization Process, the military dictatorship that ruled over Argentina from 1976 and 1983. The dictatorship persecuted leftists and other political opponents, and drove out middle-class professionals, causing a severehuman capital flight.[2] Other major periods of migration followed the economic crises suffered by Argentina during the 1980s and in2001.[3]
In recent years, due to the economic, social and politicalcrisis in Venezuela, many Argentines and descendants of Argentines have chosen to return to their home country or to other, more stable countries, such as the United States.[4]
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