Background:
2012: Argentina remains in the UN despite the taxes and prospers during the time of free-trade as it's economy further modernizes.
2020: Infrastructure is thoroughly modernized enabling easy travel throughout the country and encouraging growth in industry and population. Many immigrants begin to enter Argentina for the vast economic opportunities.
2025: Christianity becomes the mandatory religion of Argentina, despite the growth of Islam around the world. Much of this is thanks to Freshman Politician, Viscoth Norrec, who pushed this through the Argentinian Congress in order an attempt to slow immigration from the Muslim nations until the current population could be assimilated.
2035: The largest Christian Church in all of human history is built in Buenos Aires, Catedral Nacional de Buenos Aires, it can hold up to 150,000 people for one service.
2037: Islamic Terrorists attempt to destroy the Catedral Nacional de Buenos Aires, but fail. This results in a much stricter immigration policy and a wave of nationalism sweeping the country.
2045: After eight years of attempted terrorist attacks Viscoth Norrec is elected president of Argentina and vows to put a stop to the attacks against Argentina.
2049: Despite growing efforts of terrorists to overthrow Argentina, Viscoth Norrec is re-elected and his first action is to withdraw from the U.N. for their inability to provide any assistance in dealing with these terrorists. Argentina sends many Special-Ops units around the world to begin fighting the terrorists.
2052: All home-grown terrorist organizations are crushed, and the foreign-born terrorists are occupied by military, the country is safe at last. The nation begins advanced scientific research in order to stand up against any attacks brought by the U.N. or any other forces.
2053: With the crash of the Alien ships in the Sierras de Cordoba, The Argentinian Weapons Development program begins advancing at a pace not-matched anywhere in the world. Soon Argentina has an equivalent military force to any other nation in the world. Viscoth Norrec is reelected and is given much enhanced executive powers. All units that were else-where in the world are recalled to Argentina as the country enters a strictly isolationist period, devoted to researching the alien artifacts.
2055: Argentina becomes the base of the "Imperecedero Imperio" as Argentina is now ready to expand and become the world's only superpower.
My char would now be about 55 years old, in case anyone is wondering.