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2008 May 23
In Brazil 12 South American leaders gathered in Brasilia to set up the Union of South American Nations. UNASUR was expected to replace the South American Community, declared in 2004, and unite the Mercosur and Andean Community free trade areas. Members included Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Links: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Paraguay, Suriname, Guyana, Uruguay, Mercosur, Unasur     Click to see the source(s) for this event 
 
2010 May 4
The leaders of South America named former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner as their secretary-general, setting aside their differences in hopes that the 12-nation Unasur group can consolidate into a regional force for unity, development and democracy-building.
Links: Argentina, Unasur     Click to see the source(s) for this event 
 
2013 Aug 30
Paraguay was welcomed back into a group of South American nations known as UNASUR meeting in Suriname.
Links: Paraguay, Suriname, Unasur     Click to see the source(s) for this event 
 
2018 Apr 20
Bolivian Foreign Minister Fernando Huanacuni said that Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay and Peru had decided to temporarily leave the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), given differences over choosing the secretary general of the group. UNASUR was promoted by late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Bolivia, Ecuador, Guyana, Surinam, Uruguay and Venezuela remained in the bloc.
Links: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Paraguay, Unasur     Click to see the source(s) for this event 
 
2019 Mar 22
In Chile a group of South American presidents formed Prosur, a new regional bloc to replace Unasur, founded in 2008. The new bloc included Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru.
Links: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Unasur, Prosur     Click to see the source(s) for this event 
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2019 Apr 12
Argentina reiterated its support for Venezuela's opposition leader by issuing diplomatic credentials to a new delegate and officially announcing its withdrawal from the regional UNASUR bloc, which has been criticized over its lack of action on Venezuela.
Links: Argentina, Venezuela, Unasur     Click to see the source(s) for this event 
 



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