2020 in Argentina

Events in the year 2020 in Argentina.

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Incumbents

• President: Alberto Fernández
• Vice President: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

Governors

• 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

• 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

• COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina

Events by month

January

• 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

• 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

• 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

• August 30 – Earth observation satellite SAOCOM 1B launches from SLC-40.^[9]

December

• 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

 

Stella Maris Leverberg

 

Juan Ramón

 

Diego Maradona

January

• January 3 – Stella Maris Leverberg, politician and trade unionist (b. 1962).^[12]
• January 9 – Pampero Firpo, wrestler (b. 1930).^[13]

February

• 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

• 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

• April 1 – Mario Chaldú, football player (b. 1942).^[23]
• April 2 – Juan Giménez, comic book artist (b. 1943).^[24]

May

• May 15 - Sergio Denis, singer and actor (b. 1949).
• May 25 – Ricardo Barreda, convicted mass murderer (b. 1936).^[25]

July

• July 30 – Juan Ramón, singer and actor (b. 1940).^[26]

November

• November 25 – Diego Maradona, footballer (b. 1960).^[27]

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. "Confirmaron el primer caso de coronavirus en la Argentina: es un hombre que viajó a Italia". Clarín (in Spanish). 3 March 2020. from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
4. "Confirmaron el primer caso de coronavirus en la Argentina". Infobae (in Spanish). 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
5. "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. from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
6. "Argentina announces mandatory quarantine to curb coronavirus". Reuters. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
7. Do Rosario, Jorgelina; Gillespie, Patrick (20 March 2020). "Argentina Orders 'Exceptional' Lockdown in Bid to Stem Virus". Bloomberg News.
8. 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.
9. "Saocom 1B: despegó el satélite argentino" [Saocom 1B: The Argentine satellite launched]. Página/12 (in Spanish). 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
10. Official Gazette of the Argentina Republic 15 December 2020
11. "Argentina abortion: Senate approves legalisation in historic decision". BBC News. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
12. . noticiasdel6.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
13. . slam.canoe.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
14. "Murió el juez federal Claudio Bonadio". Clarín (in Spanish). 4 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
15. "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.
16. "Olympic-bound Argentine javelin thrower Braian Toledo dies in motorbike accident". India Today. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
17. "El saxofonista argentino Marcelo Peralta murió por coronavirus en Madrid". Radio Mitre (in Spanish). 10 March 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
18. "Falleció Alejandro Betts, el malvinense que defendió la soberanía argentina sobre las Islas Malvinas". Ushuaia24 (in Spanish). 13 March 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
19. "Murió Amadeo Carrizo, una leyenda de River". Página/12 (in Spanish). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
20. "Murió Roberto Alemann, ministro de Economía de Frondizi y del genocida Galtieri". Rosario3 (in Spanish). 28 March 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
21. "Muere a los 69 la actriz Elvia Andreoli". El Litoral (in Spanish). 29 March 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
22. 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.
23. "Falleció el exfutbolista Mario Chaldú". TyC Sports (in Spanish). 1 April 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
24. Noronha, Remus (2 April 2020). "Veteran comic book artist Juan Giménez's death from coronavirus leaves industry members devastated". Meaww. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
25. "Murió el femicida Ricardo Barreda". Río Negro (in Spanish). 25 May 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
26. "Murió el cantante Juan "Corazón" Ramón: tenía 80 años y padecía una pulmonía". Infobae (in Spanish). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
27. "Diego Maradona: Argentina legend dies aged 60". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 November 2020.