2000 in Argentina
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The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Argentina.
Incumbents[edit]
- President: Fernando de la Rúa
- Vice President: Carlos Álvarez (until October 6), vacant thereafter
Governors[edit]
- Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Carlos Ruckauf
- Governor of Catamarca Province: Oscar Castillo
- Governor of Chaco Province: Ángel Rozas
- Governor of Chubut Province: José Luis Lizurume
- Governor of Córdoba: José Manuel De la Sota
- Governor of Corrientes Province:
- until 20 March: Ramón Mestre
- 20 March-10 December: Oscar Aguad
- starting 10 December: Ricardo Colombi
- Governor of Entre Ríos Province: Sergio Montiel
- Governor of Formosa Province: Gildo Insfrán
- Governor of Jujuy Province: Eduardo Fellner
- Governor of La Pampa Province: Rubén Marín
- Governor of La Rioja Province: Ángel Maza
- Governor of Mendoza Province: Roberto Iglesias
- Governor of Misiones Province: Carlos Rovira
- Governor of Neuquén Province: Jorge Sobisch
- Governor of Río Negro Province: Pablo Verani
- Governor of Salta Province: Juan Carlos Romero
- Governor of San Juan Province: Alfredo Avelín
- Governor of San Luis Province: Adolfo Rodríguez Saá
- Governor of Santa Cruz Province: Néstor Kirchner
- Governor of Santa Fe Province: Carlos Reutemann
- Governor of Santiago del Estero: Carlos Juárez
- Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Carlos Manfredotti
- Governor of Tucumán: Julio Miranda
Vice Governors[edit]
- Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Felipe Solá
- Vice Governor of Catamarca Province: Hernán Colombo
- Vice Governor of Chaco Province: Roy Nikisch
- Vice Governor of Corrientes Province: vacant
- Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province: Edelmiro Tomás Pauletti
- Vice Governor of Formosa Province: Floro Bogado
- Vice Governor of Jujuy Province: Rubén Daza
- Vice Governor of La Pampa Province: Heriberto Mediza
- Vice Governor of La Rioja Province: Luis Beder Herrera
- Vice Governor of Misiones Province: Mercedes Margarita Oviedo
- Vice Governor of Nenquen Province: Jorge Sapag
- Vice Governor of Rio Negro Province: Bautista Mendioroz
- Vice Governor of Salta Province: Walter Wayar
- Vice Governor of San Juan Province: Marcelo Lima
- Vice Governor of San Luis Province: María Alicia Lemme
- Vice Governor of Santa Cruz: vacant
- Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province: Marcelo Muniagurria
- Vice Governor of Santiago del Estero: vacant
- Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Daniel Gallo
Events[edit]
January[edit]
- 7 January: 35 years after the last expedition, an Argentine group reaches the South Pole.
February[edit]
- 3 February: Murderers of José Luis Cabezas get life imprisonment sentence [1].
March[edit]
- 8 March: Heavy rains cause floods in Tucumán Province, which then expand to Santiago del Estero and Córdoba [2] [3].
- 30 March: The government announces salary cuts of 12 to 15% for state employees, following pressures of the IMF.
April[edit]
May[edit]
- 7 May: Aníbal Ibarra is elected Head of Government (mayor) of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires [4][5].
June[edit]
- 7 June: Argentine state-owned company INVAP wins a bid to construct a nuclear reactor for Australia [6].
- 28 June: The World Bank grants Argentina a $3,000 million loan to fight poverty [7].
July[edit]
August[edit]
September[edit]
October[edit]
November[edit]
December[edit]
Deaths[edit]
- February 12: Juan Carlos Thorry (b. 1908), actor. [8].
- August 24: Rodrigo Bueno (b. 1973), singer and cuartetazo idol.
- July 29: René Favaloro (b. 1923), cardiologist, creator of the coronary artery bypass surgery technique
- October 28: Carlos Guastavino (b. 1912), composer
- November 10: Aníbal Verón, bus driver and activist, piquetero icon
- December 12: Libertad Lamarque (b. 1908), actress
Sports[edit]
- See worldwide 2000 in sports
- June 21: Boca Juniors wins the Copa Libertadores 2000 after beating Palmeiras in São Paulo on penalties.
- June 26: Huracán wins the 1999/00 second division to return to first division [9]
