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2010 she signed a bill that legalized same-sex marriage in Argentina, making it Latin
America's first country to do so.
On October 27, 2010, Cristina's presidency was dealt a serious blow when Néstor
Kirchner died suddenly of a heart attack. As Néstor was expected to run for the presiden-
cy in 2011, this was widely seen as a disaster for the Kirchner dynasty. But the country
rallied around Cristina's sorrow, and her popularity in early 2011 remained high enough
that she ran for office again and was easily re-elected. She had run on a platform that ap-
pealed to the populist vote, promising to raise incomes, restore industry and maintain Ar-
gentina's economic boom. Her approach worked like a charm, but her acclaim wasn't to
last. For more recent news on Cristina and Argentina,
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TIMELINE
10,000 BC
Humans, having crossed the Bering Strait approximately 20,000 years earlier, finally reach the
area of modern-day Argentina. The close of one of the world's greatest human migrations
nears.
7370 BC
Toldense culture makes its first paintings of hands inside Patagonia's famous Cueva de las
Manos. The paintings prove humans inhabited the region this far back.
4000 BC
The indigenous Yahgan, later referred to as Fuegians by the English-speaking world, begin pop-
ulating the southernmost islands of Tierra del Fuego. Humans could migrate no further south.
AD 1480s
The Inca empire expands into present-day Argentina's Andean Northwest. At the time, the re-
gion is inhabited by Argentina's most advanced indigenous cultures, including the Diaguita and
Tafí.
1536
Pedro de Mendoza establishes Puerto Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Aire on the Río de
la Plata. But the Spaniards anger the indigenous Querandí, who soon drive the settlers out.
1553
