2000 in Argentina explained

The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Argentina.

Incumbents

• President

• Vice President

Carlos Álvarez (until October 6), vacant thereafter

Governors

• Governor of Buenos Aires Province

• Governor of Catamarca Province

• Governor of Chaco Province

• Governor of Chubut Province

• Governor of Córdoba

• 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

• Governor of Formosa Province

Gildo Insfrán

• Governor of Jujuy Province

• Governor of La Pampa Province

• Governor of La Rioja Province

• Governor of Mendoza Province

• Governor of Misiones Province

Carlos Rovira

• Governor of Neuquén Province

• Governor of Río Negro Province

• Governor of Salta Province

• Governor of San Juan Province

• Governor of San Luis Province

• Governor of Santa Cruz Province

• Governor of Santa Fe Province

• Governor of Santiago del Estero

• Governor of Tierra del Fuego

• Governor of Tucumán

Julio Miranda

Vice Governors

• • • • 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

January

• 7 January: 35 years after the last expedition, an Argentine group reaches the South Pole.

February

• 3 February: Murderers of José Luis Cabezas get life imprisonment sentence http://www.clarin.com/diario/2000/02/03/t-00315d.htm.

March

• 8 March: Heavy rains cause floods in Tucumán Province, which then expand to Santiago del Estero and Córdoba http://www.clarin.com/diario/2000/03/09/e-04701d.htm http://www.clarin.com/diario/2000/03/15/e-04401d.htm.
• 30 March: The government announces salary cuts of 12 to 15% for state employees, following pressures of the IMF.

May

• 7 May: Aníbal Ibarra is elected Head of Government (mayor) of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires http://www.clarin.com/diario/2000/05/08/p-01815.htmhttp://www.clarin.com/diario/2000/05/10/p-00315.htm.

June

• 7 June: Argentine state-owned company INVAP wins a bid to construct a nuclear reactor for Australia http://www.clarin.com/diario/2000/06/07/e-01815.htm.
• 28 June: The World Bank grants Argentina a $3,000 million loan to fight poverty http://www.clarin.com/diario/2000/06/29/p-00315.htm.

December

Deaths

• February 12: Juan Carlos Thorry (b. 1908), actor. http://www.clarin.com/diario/2000/02/13/c-00801d.htm.
• 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

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 http://www.clarin.com/diario/2000/06/26/d-00301.htm

See also

• List of Argentine films of 2000