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History and present come together on this Thursday, May 25, when Kirchnerism mobilizes again to redefine the national holiday and turn it into a celebration of itself. The 20 years of the movement that dominated Argentine politics so far in the 21st century coincide with its most critical moment, in which it is fighting for survival, threatened by economic hardship and without tools to straighten out the Peronist coalition that elevated Alberto Fernández to power in 2019. Cristina Kirchner will speak in the same square that welcomed Néstor Kirchner in 2003, that politician unknown to the general public who had taken over the government in an unexpected twist of fate. That Argentina, which was still processing the great rupture of 2001, produced the least expected president, emerging from an election in which he came second with 22% of the votes and from a runoff that was cut short by the desertion of Carlos Menem. The timeline that begins that day and brings us to these hours of uncertainty is the subject of the footage of “20 años,” the exclusive documentary with the eyes of LA NACION journalists and vital images to understand Argentina today. This work culminates a broad production of texts and digital visualizations, in which LA NACION breaks down this chapter of history that is still under construction.