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1997 in Argentina
Events from the year
1997 in
Argentina
Incumbents
President
:
Carlos Menem
Vice President
:
Carlos Ruckauf
Governors
Governor of Buenos Aires Province
:
Eduardo Duhalde
Governor of Catamarca Province
:
Arnoldo Castillo
Governor of Chaco Province
:
ÃÂngel Rozas
Governor of Chubut Province
:
Carlos Maestro
Governor of Córdoba
:
Ramón Mestre
Governor of Corrientes Province
:
Raúl Rolando Romero Feris
(until 10 December)
Pedro Braillard Poccard
(from 10 December)
Governor of Entre RÃÂos Province
:
Jorge Busti
Governor of Formosa Province
:
Gildo Insfrán
Governor of Jujuy Province
:
Carlos Ferraro
Governor of La Pampa Province
:
Rubén MarÃÂn
Governor of La Rioja Province
:
ÃÂngel Maza
Governor of Mendoza Province
:
Arturo Lafalla
Governor of Misiones Province
:
Ramón Puerta
Governor of Neuquén Province
:
Felipe Sapag
Governor of RÃÂo Negro Province
:
Pablo Verani
Governor of Salta Province
:
Juan Carlos Romero
Governor of San Juan Province
:
Jorge Escobar
Governor of San Luis Province
:
Adolfo RodrÃÂguez Saá
Governor of Santa Cruz Province
:
Néstor Kirchner
Governor of Santa Fe Province
:
Jorge Obeid
Governor of Santiago del Estero
:
Carlos Juárez
Governor of Tierra del Fuego
:
José Arturo Estabillo
(until 4 November)
Miguel ÃÂngel Castro
(4 November-10 December)
José Arturo Estabillo
(from 10 December)
Governor of Tucumán
:
Antonio Domingo Bussi
Vice Governors
Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province
:
Rafael Romá
Vice Governor of Catamarca Province
:
Simón Hernández
Vice Governor of Chaco Province
:
Miguel Pibernus
Vice Governor of Corrientes Province
:
Lázaro Chiappe
(until 10 December)
VÃÂctor Hugo Maidana
(from 10 December)
Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province
:
Héctor Alanis
Vice Governor of Formosa Province
:
Floro Bogado
Vice Governor of Jujuy Province
:
Vacant
Vice Governor of La Pampa Province
:
Manuel Baladrón
Vice Governor of La Rioja Province
:
Miguel ÃÂngel AsÃÂs
Vice Governor of Misiones Province
:
Julio Alberto Ifrán
Vice Governor of Nenquen Province
:
Ricardo Corradi
Vice Governor of Rio Negro Province
:
Bautista Mendioroz
Vice Governor of Salta Province
:
Walter Wayar
Vice Governor of San Juan Province
:
Rogelio Rafael Cerdera
Vice Governor of San Luis Province
:
Mario Merlo
Vice Governor of Santa Cruz
:
Eduardo Arnold
Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province
:
Gualberto Venesia
Vice Governor of Santiago del Estero
:
DarÃÂo Moreno
Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego
:
Miguel ÃÂngel Castro
Events
13 April
- The
1997 Argentine Grand Prix
is held at the
Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez
in Buenos Aires, and is won by
Jacques Villeneuve
.
14 September
- The
1997 Buenos Aires Grand Prix
is held at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez and won by
Gabriel Furlán
.
October
26 October
: The
Argentine legislative election
is held. The
Justicialist Party
dominates the elections, by winning 119 seats. The
Alliance for Work, Justice and Education
, with a larger share of the vote, wins only 110 seats. The results anticipate the end of President Menem's dominance of
Argentine politics
.
date unknown
-
La Voz del Interior
, the leading daily newspaper of
Córdoba
, is acquired by the
ClarÃÂn Group
.
Births
March
21 March
-
Tini
, singer and actress
Deaths
January
29 January
-
Osvaldo Soriano
, journalist and writer (born
1943
)
June
18 June
-
Héctor Yazalde
, footballer (born
1946
)
July
18 July
-
Gregorio Weber
, scientist (born
1916
)
See also
List of Argentine films of 1997
References