2000 in Argentina
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List of years in Argentina
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 :
- Ramón Mestre (until 20 March)
- Oscar Aguad (20 March-10 December)
- Ricardo Colombi ((from 10 December)
- 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ドル million loan to fight poverty [7].
- 30 June : Argentina and Brazil sign an agreement to promote and enhance trade in the automotive industry.[1]
July
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[edit ]October
[edit ]November
[edit ]December
[edit ]Deaths
[edit ]February
[edit ]- February 12 - Juan Carlos Thorry, actor (b. 1908)[8]
July
[edit ]- July 29 - René Favaloro (b. 1923), cardiologist, creator of the coronary artery bypass surgery technique
August
[edit ]- August 24 - Rodrigo Bueno (b. 1973), singer and cuartetazo idol.
October
[edit ]- October 28 - Carlos Guastavino (b. 1912), composer
November
[edit ]- November 10 - Aníbal Verón, bus driver and activist, piquetero icon
December
[edit ]- 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]