2000 in Argentina

2000 in Argentina
The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Argentina.
Incumbents
President: Fernando de la Rúa
Vice President: Carlos Álvarez (until October 6), vacant thereafter
Governors
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
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 .
March
8 March: Heavy rains cause floods in Tucumán Province, which then expand to Santiago del Estero and Córdoba .
30 March: The government announces salary cuts of 12 to 15% for state employees, following pressures of the IMF.
April
May
7 May: Aníbal Ibarra is elected Head of Government (mayor) of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires .
June
7 June: Argentine state-owned company INVAP wins a bid to construct a nuclear reactor for Australia .
28 June: The World Bank grants Argentina a $3,000 million loan to fight poverty .
July
August
September
October
November
December
Deaths
February 12: Juan Carlos Thorry (b. 1908), actor. .
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
See also
List of Argentine films of 2000
Argentina
Years of the 20th century in Argentina
Argentina
2000s in Argentina