2002 in Argentina

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← 2001 2000 1999 2002 in Argentina → 2003 2004 2005
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2002 List of years in Argentina

Incumbents[]

• President: Eduardo Camaño (until January 2), Eduardo Duhalde (starting January 2)
• Vice President: vacant

Governors[]

• Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Carlos Ruckauf (until 3 January); Felipe Solá (starting 3 January)
• 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: 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 (until 22 August); Wbaldino Acosta (starting 22 August)
• Governor of San Luis Province: María Alicia Lemme
• Governor of Santa Cruz Province: Néstor Kirchner
• Governor of Santa Fe Province: Carlos Reutemann
• Governor of Santiago del Estero:
  • until 25 November:
  • 25 November-12 December: Darío Moreno
  • starting 12 December:
• Governor of Tierra del Fuego:
• Governor of Tucumán: Julio Miranda

Vice Governors[]

• Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Felipe Solá (until 3 January); vacant thereafter (starting 3 January)
• Vice Governor of Catamarca Province:
• Vice Governor of Chaco Province: Roy Nikisch
• Vice Governor of Corrientes Province:
• 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:
• 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[]

• January 1: The Legislative Assembly gathers and chooses senator Eduardo Duhalde as interim president.
• January 2: President Duhalde announces the end of the 1:1 peso-dollar fixed exchange rate (convertibility) after almost 11 years.

February[]

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March[]

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April[]

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May[]

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June[]

• June 25: The exchange rate briefly reaches 4 pesos per U.S. dollar in the free market, which means the national currency has lost 75% of its value in 7 months.

July[]

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August[]

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September[]

• September 4: Argentina defeated the United States, 87–80, at the World Basketball Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the first loss ever in international play for a United States team containing National Basketball Association players.

October[]

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November[]

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December[]

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Deaths[]

• October 8: César Milstein (b. 1927), scientist, co-awarded the 1984 Nobel Prize for his work on monoclonal antibodies
• December 23: Hilario Fernández Long (b. 1918), engineer and educator

Sports[]

See worldwide 2002 in sports