1998 in Argentina

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List of years in Argentina

Events from the year 1998 in Argentina

## Incumbents

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* President: Carlos Menem[1]
* Vice President: Carlos Ruckauf

### Governors

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* Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Eduardo Duhalde
* Governor of Catamarca Province: Arnoldo Castillo[2]
* Governor of Chaco Province: Ángel Rozas
* Governor of Chubut Province: Carlos Maestro
* Governor of Córdoba: Ramón Mestre
* Governor of Corrientes Province: Pedro Braillard Poccard
* Governor of Entre Ríos Province: Jorge Busti
* 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: Arturo Lafalla
* Governor of Misiones Province: Ramón Puerta
* Governor of Neuquén Province: Felipe Sapag
* Governor of Río Negro Province: Pablo Verani
* Governor of Salta Province: Juan Carlos Romero
* Governor of San Juan Province: Jorge Escobar
* Governor of San Luis Province: Adolfo Rodríguez Saá
* Governor of Santa Cruz Province: Néstor Kirchner
* Governor of Santa Fe Province: Jorge Obeid
* Governor of Santiago del Estero: Carlos Juárez
* Governor of Tierra del Fuego: José Arturo Estabillo
* Governor of Tucumán: Antonio Domingo Bussi

### Vice Governors

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* Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Rafael Romá
* Vice Governor of Catamarca Province: Simón Hernández
* Vice Governor of Chaco Province: Miguel Pibernus
* Vice Governor of Corrientes Province: Victor Hugo Maidana
* Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province: Héctor Alanis
* Vice Governor of Formosa Province: Floro Bogado
* Vice Governor of Jujuy Province: Vacant
* Vice Governor of La Pampa Province: Manuel Baladrón
* Vice Governor of La Rioja Province: Miguel Ángel Asís
* Vice Governor of Misiones Province: Julio Alberto Ifrán
* Vice Governor of Nenquen Province: Ricardo Corradi
* Vice Governor of Rio Negro Province: Bautista Mendioroz
* Vice Governor of Salta Province: Walter Wayar
* Vice Governor of San Juan Province: Rogelio Rafael Cerdera
* Vice Governor of San Luis Province: Mario Merlo
* Vice Governor of Santa Cruz: Eduardo Arnold
* Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province: Gualberto Venesia
* Vice Governor of Santiago del Estero: Darío Moreno
* Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Miguel Ángel Castro

## Events

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### January

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* 6 January: United States President Bill Clinton officially designates Argentina as a major non-NATO ally.[3]

### April

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* 12 April – The 1998 Argentine Grand Prix is held at Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez in Buenos Aires, and is won by Michael Schumacher.

### September

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* 12 September – The Argentina national rugby union team plays the first match in its tour of Japan and Europe.

## Births

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* 18 January – Lisandro Martínez, footballer

## Deaths

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### February

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* 5 February – Eduardo Francisco Pironio, Roman Catholic cardinal (born 1920).[4]

### May

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* 3 May – René Mugica, actor, film director and screenwriter (born 1909)[5]

### October

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* 17 October – Antonio Agri, violinist, composer and conductor (born 1932)[6]

## See also

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* Argentina portal
* History portal

* List of Argentine films of 1998

## References

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1. ^ "Obituary: Former Argentine President Carlos Menem". BBC News. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
2. ^ "Meanwhile, in the provinces". The Economist. 18 March 1999. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
3. ^ "Memorandum on Designation of Argentina as a Major Non-NATO Ally". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
4. ^ Celestine Bohlen (7 February 1998). "Eduardo F. Pironio, 77, a Senior Latin Cardinal". The New York Times. p. B 18. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
5. ^ Pablo O. Scholz (4 May 1998). "Murió René Mugica, mítica figura del cine argentino". Clarín (in Spanish).
6. ^ "Biography of Antonio Agri". Todo Tango. Retrieved 18 August 2024.

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