page_title: Argentina–Poland relations
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Argentina–Poland relations / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Buenos Aires, inmigrantes polacos en el antiguo Hotel de Inmigrantes, c. 1890.
context_page_description: Argentina–Poland relations refers to the diplomatic relations between Argentina and Poland. Over 500,000 Argentines are of Polish descent making Argentina the second Latin-American country with the largest Polish community abroad.
context_section_description: The first significant arrival of Polish immigrants to Argentina occurred in the late 1800s when Poles fleeing poverty and war arrived to Argentina to start a new beginning with many settling in Misiones Province, in northern Argentina. The first official contact between Argentina and Poland occurred at the end of World War I in 1918 when a newly independent Poland emerged. In 1920, both nations officially established diplomatic relations. Diplomatic relations, however, were disrupted when Germany invaded Poland in September 1939. At the end of World War II diplomatic relations between both nations were re-established on 20 June 1946 and both nations opened diplomatic legations in each other's capitals, respectively. In 1964, both nations upgraded their diplomatic legations to embassies.
  While Poland was under communism and Argentina under dictatorship, relations between both countries were limited. In 1986, Argentina Vice-President Víctor Hipólito Martínez paid a visit to Poland. In October 1990, President Carlos Menem became the first Argentine head of state to visit Poland. In February 1995, Polish President Lech Wałęsa paid an official visit to Argentina.
caption: Polish immigrants in Argentina; 1890.
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