2000 in Argentina

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See also:	Other events of 2000 List of years 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:
• 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:
• Governor of Tucumán: Julio Miranda

Vice Governors[]

• Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Felipe Solá
• Vice Governor of Catamarca Province:
• Vice Governor of Chaco Province: Roy Nikisch
• Vice Governor of Corrientes Province: vacant
• Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province:
• Vice Governor of Formosa Province: Floro Bogado
• Vice Governor of Jujuy Province:
• Vice Governor of La Pampa Province:
• 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:
• Vice Governor of Salta Province:
• 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:

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 [1].

March[]

• 8 March: Heavy rains cause floods in Tucumán Province, which then expand to Santiago del Estero and Córdoba [2] [3].
• 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 [4][5].

June[]

• 7 June: Argentine state-owned company INVAP wins a bid to construct a nuclear reactor for Australia [6].
• 28 June: The World Bank grants Argentina a $3,000 million loan to fight poverty [7].

July[]

August[]

September[]

October[]

November[]

December[]

Deaths[]

• February 12: Juan Carlos Thorry (b. 1908), actor. [8].
• 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 [9]

See also[]

• List of Argentine films of 2000