Events in the year 2020 in

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

Alberto Fernández Alberto Ángel Fernández (; born 2 April 1959) is an Argentine politician, lawyer and professor, serving as president of Argentina since 2019. Born in Buenos Aires, Fernández attended the University of Buenos Aires, where he earned his law ...

*Vice President:

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (; born 19 February 1953), often referred to by her initials CFK, is an Argentine lawyer and politician who has served as the Vice President of Argentina since 2019. She also served as the President o ...

Governors

Governor of Buenos Aires Province The Governor of Buenos Aires Province ( es, Gobernador de la Provincia de Buenos Aires) is a citizen of the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina, holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. The governor is elected alongside a vic ...

Axel Kicillof Axel Kicillof (, born 25 September 1971) is an Argentine Peronist economist and politician who has been Governor of Buenos Aires since 2019. Kicillof completed an ideological turn, from teaching Marxist economics to the doctrine of Perón, jo ...

Governor of Catamarca Province The Governor of Catamarca is a citizen of Catamarca Province, Argentina, holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. The governor is elected alongside a vice-governor. Currently the governor of Catamarca is Raúl Jalil. Governo ...

Raúl Jalil Raúl Alejandro Jalil (born 25 August 1963) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician who is currently governor of Catamarca Province, since 10 December 2019. Previously, from 2011 to 2019, he was ''intendente'' (mayor) of San Fernando del Va ...

Governor of Chaco Province The Governor of Chaco ( es, Gobernador de la Provincia del Chaco) is a citizen of the Chaco Province, in Argentina, holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. The governor is elected alongside a vice-governor. The current governor ...

Jorge Capitanich Jorge Milton Capitanich (born November 28, 1964) is an Argentine politician, businessman, and accountant who became Governor of Chaco Province in 2019, having held the position before from 2007 to 2013 and then from February to December 2015. A ...

* Governor of Chubut Province: Mariano Arcioni * Governor of Córdoba:

Juan Schiaretti Juan Schiaretti (born June 19, 1949) known as ''El Gringo'', is an Argentine accountant and Justicialist Party politician. He is the Governor of the Córdoba Province. Early life Schiaretti was born in Córdoba, Argentina, to Julia Álamo ...

* Governor of Corrientes Province: Gustavo Valdés *

Governor of Entre Ríos Province The Governor of Entre Ríos ( es, Gobernador de la Provincia de Entre Ríos) is a citizen of the Entre Ríos Province, in Argentina, holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. The governor is elected alongside a vice-governor. Cur ...

Gustavo Bordet Gustavo Bordet (born February 21, 1962) is an Argentine politician, the governor of Entre Ríos Province. He has previously served as mayor of Concordia, Entre Ríos. Bordet was born in Concordia, Entre Ríos in 1962. He worked as a legislator ...

Governor of Formosa Province The Governor of Formosa ( es, Gobernador de la Provincia de Formosa) is a citizen of the Formosa Province, in Argentina, holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. The governor is elected alongside a vice-governor. Since 1995, the ...

Gildo Insfrán Gildo Insfrán (born 19 January 1951) is an Argentine Justicialist Party (PJ) politician, who has been Governor of Formosa Province since 1995. Having been close to former President Carlos Menem, Insfrán later became close to President Néstor ...

Governor of Jujuy Province The Governor of Jujuy ( es, Gobernador de la Provincia de Jujuy) is a citizen of Jujuy Province, in Argentina, holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. The governor is elected alongside a vice-governor. Currently the governor of ...

: Gerardo Morales *

Governor of La Pampa Province The Governor of La Pampa Province ( es, Gobernador de la Provincia de La Pampa) is a citizen of La Pampa Province, in Argentina, holding the office of governor for the corresponding term. The governor is elected alongside a vice-governor. Currently ...

Sergio Ziliotto Sergio Raúl Ziliotto (born 24 September 1962) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician who is currently governor of La Pampa Province, since 10 December 2019. Previously, from 2015 to 2019, he was a National Deputy for La Pampa. Early ...

Governor of La Rioja Province The Governor of La Rioja ( es, Gobernador de la Provincia de La Rioja) is a citizen of La Rioja Province in Argentina holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. The governor is elected alongside a vice-governor. Currently the go ...

Ricardo Quintela Ricardo Clemente Quintela (born 16 March 1960) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician who is currently Governor of La Rioja Province, since 11 December 2019. He was previously Mayor of the City of La Rioja from 2003 to 2015, as well as ...

Governor of Mendoza Province The Constitution (1916) of Mendoza Province, Argentina, states that the executive power of the province will be led by a citizen chosen as a governor by the people for a four-year term, and not allowed to be re-elected for the immediately followi ...

Rodolfo Suárez Rodolfo Alejandro Suarez (born 20 April 1963) is an Argentine Radical Civic Union politician who is currently serving as governor of Mendoza Province, since 10 December 2019. Previously, from 2014 to 2019, he was ''intendente'' (mayor) of the ...

Governor of Misiones Province The Governor of Misiones Province ( es, Gobernador de la Provincia de Misiones) is the chief executive of Misiones, one of the federal Provinces of Argentina. This office is elected by the popular vote of the province for term of four years. Since ...

Oscar Herrera Ahuad Oscar Herrera Ahuad (born 20 August 1971) is an Argentina, Argentine physician and politician who is currently Governor of Misiones Province, governor of Misiones Province, since 10 December 2019. Prior to that, he served as Vice Governor under ...

Governor of Neuquén Province The Governor of Neuquén is a citizen of the Neuquén Province, in Argentina, holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. The governor is elected alongside a vice-governor. Currently the governor of Neuquén is Omar Gutiérrez. Go ...

Omar Gutiérrez Omar Gutiérrez (born 24 September 1967) is an Argentine politician, who serves as governor of the Neuquén Province. He is the former minister of economy of the previous governor, Jorge Sapag. With his victory in the 2015 elections, the Neuquén P ...

* Governor of Río Negro Province: Arabela Carreras *

Governor of Salta Province The governor of Salta ( es, Gobernador de la Provincia de Salta) is a citizen of the Salta Province, in Argentina, holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. The governor is elected alongside a vice-governor. Currently the governo ...

: Gustavo Sáenz * Governor of San Juan Province: Sergio Uñac * Governor of San Luis Province:

Alberto Rodríguez Saá Alberto José Rodriguez Saá (born August 21, 1949) is an Argentine lawyer and politician. He is the Governor of San Luis Province. He was presidential candidate for the center-right peronism, Federal Peronism, in 2007 and 2011. The Rodrigue ...

* Governor of Santa Cruz Province:

Alicia Kirchner Alicia Margarita Kirchner (born 18 July 1946) is an Argentine politician. She is the elder sister of the late former President Néstor Kirchner and served in his government as Minister of Social Development, a role which she held under President ...

Governor of Santa Fe Province The Governor of Santa Fe ( es, Gobernador de la Provincia de Santa Fe) is a citizen of Santa Fe Province, in Argentina, holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. Currently the governor of Santa Fe is Omar Perotti, of the Justicia ...

Omar Perotti Omar Ángel Perotti (born 16 September 1959) is an Argentine accountant and Justicialist Party politician who has been Governor of Santa Fe Province, Governor of Santa Fe since 2019. From 2015 to 2019 he was a Argentine Senate, National Senator, ...

Governor of Santiago del Estero The Governor of Santiago del Estero ( es, Gobernador de la Provincia de Santiago del Estero) is a citizen of the Santiago del Estero Province, in Argentina, holding the office of governor for the corresponding period. The governor is elected alongs ...

Gerardo Zamora Gerardo Zamora (born 6 January 1964) is an Argentine politician from Santiago del Estero Province. Governor of Santiago del Estero since 2005, he was a member of the centrist Radical Civic Union (UCR). Early life and education Born in rural Bowe ...

* Governor of Tierra del Fuego:

Gustavo Melella Gustavo Adrián Melella (born 2 December 1970) is an Argentine politician who is the current Governor of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and Southern Atlantic Islands, Governor of Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego Province, havi ...

Governor of Tucumán A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political r ...

Juan Luis Manzur Juan Luis Manzur (born 8 January 1969) is an Argentine surgeon and politician. A member of the Justicialist Party, he currently serves as Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers, under President Alberto Fernández. He previously served as Minister of ...

Vice Governors

*Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province:

Verónica Magario Verónica María Magario (born 26 May 1969) is an Argentine politician, currently serving as Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province, alongside Governor Axel Kicillof, since 10 December 2019. From 2015 to 2019, Magario was '' intendente'' (mayor) ...

*Vice Governor of Catamarca Province: Rubén Dusso *Vice Governor of Chaco Province:

Analía Rach Quiroga Analía Alexandra Rach Quiroga (born 19 March 1984) is an Argentine politician, currently serving as Vice Governor of Chaco Province, alongside Governor Jorge Capitanich, since 10 December 2019. From 2015 to 2019, Rach Quiroga was a National D ...

*Vice Governor of Corrientes Province: Gustavo Canteros *Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province:

María Laura Stratta María Laura Stratta (born 22 February 1976) is an Argentine politician, currently serving as Vice Governor of Entre Ríos Province, deputising for Governor Gustavo Bordet, since 10 December 2019. From 2015 to 2019, Stratta served as Minister of ...

*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 The COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). On 3 March 2020, the virus was confirmed to have spread to Argentina. As of , a ...

Events by month

January

*January 18 – Fernando Báez Sosa, an 18-year old law student, is

beaten to death Battery is a criminal offense involving unlawful physical contact, distinct from assault which is the act of creating apprehension of such contact. Battery is a specific common law offense, although the term is used more generally to refer t ...

by a group of amateur rugby players in

Villa Gesell Villa Gesell is a seaside resort city in Villa Gesell Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It was founded in 1931, with the intention of turning a dune field into a timber plantation.

; the case gained nationwide notoriety.

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 Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city ...

. *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. *March 19 – A nation-wide lockdown was established in Argentina due to the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...

May

*May 4 – New controls over the purchasing of

American dollars The United States dollar (Currency symbol, symbol: Dollar sign, $; ISO 4217, code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from Dollar, other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American ...

by the Central Bank of Argentina came into force. The measures apply to both companies and individual savers.

August

*August 30 – Earth observation satellite

SAOCOM 1B SAOCOM (Satélite Argentino de Observación COn Microondas, Spanish for Argentine Microwaves Observation Satellite) is an Earth observation satellite constellation of Argentina's space agency CONAE. Two satellites are already orbiting the Ear ...

launches from

SLC-40 Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), previously Launch Complex 40 (LC-40) is a launch pad for rockets located at the north end of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The launch pad was used by the United States Air Force for 55 Titan III ...

December

*December 30 – Abortion legalised by the Congress with 38 votes in favour and 29 against.

Deaths

January

*January 3 – Stella Maris Leverberg, politician and trade unionist (b. 1962). *January 9 –

Pampero Firpo Juan Kachmanian (April 6, 1930 – January 9, 2020) was an Argentine-American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Pampero Firpo. Early life Kachmanian was born on April 6, 1930, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His parents were of ...

, wrestler (b. 1930).

February

*February 4 – Claudio Bonadio, federal judge (b. 1956). *February 25 – Erico Spinadel, Austrian-Argentine industrial engineer (b. 1929). *February 27 –

Braian Toledo Braian Ezequiel Toledo (8 September 1993 – 26 February 2020) was an Argentine javelin thrower who improved the World Youth Best in boys' javelin throw by more than six metres. He won the inaugural javelin title at the 2010 Youth Olympics ...

, javelin thrower (b. 1993).

March

*March 10 – Marcelo Peralta, saxophonist (b. 1961). *March 13 –

Alejandro Betts Alejandro Jacobo Betts (born Alexander Jacob Betts, 28 October 1947 – 13 March 2020) was a Falklands-born Argentine air-traffic controller and activist who worked with the Argentine government as a technical advisor on the Tierra del Fuego Mal ...

, historian and political activist (b. 1947). *March 20 –

Amadeo Carrizo Amadeo Raúl Carrizo (12 June 1926 – 20 March 2020), popularly known by his first name "Amadeo", was an Argentine football goalkeeper and manager. Carrizo is considered a pioneer of the position, helping to innovate techniques and strategies f ...

, football player (b. 1926). *March 27 **

Roberto Alemann Roberto Alemann (December 22, 1922 – March 27, 2020) was an Argentine lawyer, economist, publisher, and academic. Twice Minister of Economy, he was also the Argentine ambassador to the United States and director of the traditional Argentine-Ge ...

, politician (b. 1922). **

Elvia Andreoli Elvia Andreoli (4 January 1950 or 2 January 1951 – 28 March 2020) was an Argentina, Argentine film actress of Sicily, Sicilian, Jewish and Spanish people, Spanish descent. She appeared in over 30 films between 1965 and 1998. She starred in fil ...

, actress (b. 1950 or 1951). *March 28 – Nicolás Brizuela, musician (b. 1949).

April

*April 1 – Mario Chaldú, football player (b. 1942). *April 2 –

Juan Giménez Juan Antonio Giménez López (; 26 November 1943 – 2 April 2020) was an Argentine comic book artist and writer, most recognized for his detailed machine-like imagery. Among his noted works include stories for the French '' Métal Hurlant'' a ...

, comic book artist (b. 1943).

May

*May 15 -

Sergio Denis Héctor Omar Hoffmann Fenzel, better known as Sergio Denis (16 March 1949 – 15 May 2020) was an Argentine singer-songwriter and occasional actor. Biography Héctor Omar Hoffmann Fenzel was born in a family of descendants from Volga Germans ...

, singer and actor (b. 1949). *May 25 –

Ricardo Barreda Ricardo Alberto Barreda (16 June 1936 – 24 November 2020) was an Argentine dentist who was found guilty of murdering his wife, Gladys McDonald, his two daughters, Cecilia and Adriana Barreda, and his mother-in-law, Elena Arreche, on 15 November ...

, convicted mass murderer (b. 1936).

July

*July 30 –

Juan Ramón Juan Ramón (born as Ellery Guy Rech; 13 January 1940 – 30 July 2020) was an Argentine singer and actor. He was born in Cañada de Gómez, Santa Fe to an Italian father from Veneto in Northern Italy and an Argentine mother of Italian descen ...

, singer and actor (b. 1940).

November

*November 25 –

Diego Maradona Diego Armando Maradona (; 30 October 196025 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two joint winners of the F ...

, footballer (b. 1960).

References

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