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2020 in Argentina
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Events in the year 2020 in Argentina.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Alberto Fernández
- Vice President: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Governors
[edit]- Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Axel Kicillof
- Governor of Catamarca Province: Raúl Jalil
- Governor of Chaco Province: Jorge Capitanich
- Governor of Chubut Province: Mariano Arcioni
- Governor of Córdoba: Juan Schiaretti
- Governor of Corrientes Province: Gustavo Valdés
- Governor of Entre Ríos Province: Gustavo Bordet
- Governor of Formosa Province: Gildo Insfrán
- Governor of Jujuy Province: Gerardo Morales
- Governor of La Pampa Province: Sergio Ziliotto
- Governor of La Rioja Province: Ricardo Quintela
- Governor of Mendoza Province: Rodolfo Suárez
- Governor of Misiones Province: Oscar Herrera Ahuad
- Governor of Neuquén Province: Omar Gutiérrez
- Governor of Río Negro Province: Arabela Carreras
- Governor of Salta Province: Gustavo Sáenz
- Governor of San Juan Province: Sergio Uñac
- Governor of San Luis Province: Alberto Rodríguez Saá
- Governor of Santa Cruz Province: Alicia Kirchner
- Governor of Santa Fe Province: Omar Perotti
- Governor of Santiago del Estero: Gerardo Zamora
- Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Gustavo Melella
- Governor of Tucumán: Juan Luis Manzur
Vice Governors
[edit]- Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Verónica Magario
- Vice Governor of Catamarca Province: Rubén Dusso
- Vice Governor of Chaco Province: Analía Rach Quiroga
- Vice Governor of Corrientes Province: Gustavo Canteros
- Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province: María Laura Stratta
- Vice Governor of Formosa Province: Eber Wilson Solís
- Vice Governor of Jujuy Province: Carlos Haquim
- Vice Governor of La Pampa Province: Mariano Fernández
- Vice Governor of La Rioja Province: Florencia López
- Vice Governor of Misiones Province: Carlos Omar Arce
- Vice Governor of Nenquen Province: Marcos Koopmann
- Vice Governor of Rio Negro Province: Alejandro Palmieri
- Vice Governor of Salta Province: Antonio Marocco
- Vice Governor of San Juan Province: Roberto Gattoni
- Vice Governor of San Luis Province: Eduardo Mones Ruiz
- Vice Governor of Santa Cruz: Eugenio Quiroga
- Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province: Alejandra Rodenas
- Vice Governor of Santiago del Estero: Carlos Silva Neder
- Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Mónica Urquiza
Ongoing events
[edit]Events by month
[edit]January
[edit]- January 18 – Fernando Báez Sosa, an 18-year-old law student, is beaten to death by a group of amateur rugby players in Villa Gesell; the case gained nationwide notoriety.[1][2]
March
[edit]- March 3 – The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Argentina: a 43-year-old man who had arrived two days earlier from Milan, Italy.[3][4]
- March 7 – The Ministry of Health confirmed the country's first documented death of COVID-19, a 64-year-old man who had travelled to Paris, France, who also had other health conditions; the case was only confirmed as positive after the patient's demise.[5]
- March 19 – A nation-wide lockdown was established in Argentina due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7]
May
[edit]- May 4 – New controls over the purchasing of American dollars by the Central Bank of Argentina came into force. The measures apply to both companies and individual savers.[8]
August
[edit]- August 30 – Earth observation satellite SAOCOM 1B launches from SLC-40.[9]
December
[edit]- December 15 – Yolanda's Law is published in the Official Bulletin of the Argentine Republic.[10]
- December 30 – Abortion legalised by the Congress with 38 votes in favour and 29 against.[11]
Deaths
[edit]
January
[edit]- January 3 – Stella Maris Leverberg, politician and trade unionist (b. 1962).[12]
- January 9 – Pampero Firpo, wrestler (b. 1930).[13]
February
[edit]- February 4 – Claudio Bonadio, federal judge (b. 1956).[14]
- February 25 – Erico Spinadel, Austrian-Argentine industrial engineer (b. 1929).[15]
- February 27 – Braian Toledo, javelin thrower (b. 1993).[16]
March
[edit]- March 10 – Marcelo Peralta, saxophonist (b. 1961).[17]
- March 13 – Alejandro Betts, historian and political activist (b. 1947).[18]
- March 20 – Amadeo Carrizo, football player (b. 1926).[19]
- March 27
- Roberto Alemann, politician (b. 1922).[20]
- Elvia Andreoli, actress (b. 1950 or 1951).[21]
- March 28 – Nicolás Brizuela, musician (b. 1949).[22]
April
[edit]- April 1 – Mario Chaldú, football player (b. 1942).[23]
- April 2 – Juan Giménez, comic book artist (b. 1943).[24]
May
[edit]- May 15 - Sergio Denis, singer and actor (b. 1949).
- May 25 – Ricardo Barreda, convicted mass murderer (b. 1936).[25]
July
[edit]- July 30 – Juan Ramón, singer and actor (b. 1940).[26]
November
[edit]- November 25 – Diego Maradona, footballer (b. 1960).[27]
References
[edit]- ^ Horvat, Alejandro (19 January 2020). "Arrestaron a un grupo de rugbiers por la mortal pelea en Villa Gesell". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Mur, Robert (22 January 2020). "El asesinato "en manada" de un chico por jugadores de rugby conmociona en Argentina". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Confirmaron el primer caso de coronavirus en la Argentina: es un hombre que viajó a Italia". Clarín (in Spanish). 3 March 2020. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Confirmaron el primer caso de coronavirus en la Argentina". Infobae (in Spanish). 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Primera muerte por coronavirus en Argentina: era un hombre que había viajado a Francia y estaba internado en el Argerich". Infobae (in Spanish). 7 March 2020. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Argentina announces mandatory quarantine to curb coronavirus". Reuters. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ Do Rosario, Jorgelina; Gillespie, Patrick (20 March 2020). "Argentina Orders 'Exceptional' Lockdown in Bid to Stem Virus". Bloomberg News.
- ^ Casas, Ximena (4 May 2020). "Controles a la compra de dólares: todo lo que hay que saber sobre las nuevas restricciones y por qué hubo demoras en algunos bancos" [Controls on the purchase of dollars: everything there is to know about the new restrictions and why there were delays in some banks]. Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Saocom 1B: despegó el satélite argentino" [Saocom 1B: The Argentine satellite launched]. Página/12 (in Spanish). 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Official Gazette of the Argentina Republic 15 December 2020
- ^ "Argentina abortion: Senate approves legalisation in historic decision". BBC News. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Falleció Stella Maris Leverberg, víctima del despiste de la camioneta en la que viajaba". noticiasdel6.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Pampero Firpo dies at 89". slam.canoe.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Murió el juez federal Claudio Bonadio". Clarín (in Spanish). 4 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Fallece, a los 90 años, Erico Spinadel, pionero de la energía eólica" [Erico Spinadel, pioneer of wind energy, dies at 90]. Energías Renovables (in Spanish). 25 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Olympic-bound Argentine javelin thrower Braian Toledo dies in motorbike accident". India Today. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "El saxofonista argentino Marcelo Peralta murió por coronavirus en Madrid". Radio Mitre (in Spanish). 10 March 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Falleció Alejandro Betts, el malvinense que defendió la soberanía argentina sobre las Islas Malvinas". Ushuaia24 (in Spanish). 13 March 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Murió Amadeo Carrizo, una leyenda de River". Página/12 (in Spanish). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Murió Roberto Alemann, ministro de Economía de Frondizi y del genocida Galtieri". Rosario3 (in Spanish). 28 March 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Muere a los 69 la actriz Elvia Andreoli". El Litoral (in Spanish). 29 March 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Apicella, Mauro (29 March 2020). "1949-2020: Murió el guitarrista Nicolás "Colacho" Brizuela, el mejor compañero de escenarios que tuvo Mercedes Sosa". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Falleció el exfutbolista Mario Chaldú". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 1 April 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Noronha, Remus (2 April 2020). "Veteran comic book artist Juan Giménez's death from coronavirus leaves industry members devastated". Meaww. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Murió el femicida Ricardo Barreda". Río Negro (in Spanish). 25 May 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Murió el cantante Juan "Corazón" Ramón: tenía 80 años y padecía una pulmonía". Infobae (in Spanish). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Diego Maradona: Argentina legend dies aged 60". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 November 2020.
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