1999 in Argentina

Events from the year 1999 in Argentina

Incumbents

• President:
• Carlos Menem (1 January – 10 December)
• Fernando de la Rúa (from 10 December)
• Vice President:
• Carlos Ruckauf (1 January – 10 December)
• Carlos Álvarez (from 10 December)

Governors

• Governor of Buenos Aires Province:
• Eduardo Duhalde (until 10 December)
• Carlos Ruckauf (from 10 December)
• Governor of Catamarca Province:
• Arnoldo Castillo (until 10 December)
• Oscar Castillo (from 10 December)
• Governor of Chaco Province: Ángel Rozas
• Governor of Chubut Province:
• Carlos Maestro
• José Luis Lizurume
• Governor of Córdoba:
• Ramón Mestre (until 12 July)
• José Manuel De la Sota (from 12 July)
• Governor of Corrientes Province:
• Pedro Braillard Poccard (until 19 June)
• Hugo Perié (19 June-17 December)
• Ramón Mestre (from 17 December)
• Governor of Entre Ríos Province:
• Jorge Busti (until 11 December)
• Sergio Montiel (from 11 December)
• 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:
• Arturo Lafalla (until 10 December)
• Roberto Iglesias (from 10 December)
• Governor of Misiones Province:
• Ramón Puerta (until 10 December)
• Carlos Rovira (from 10 December)
• Governor of Neuquén Province: Felipe Sapag
• Governor of Río Negro Province: Pablo Verani
• Governor of Salta Province: Juan Carlos Romero
• Governor of San Juan Province:
• Jorge Escobar (until 10 December)
• Alfredo Avelín (from 10 December)
• Governor of San Luis Province: Adolfo Rodríguez Saá
• Governor of Santa Cruz Province: Néstor Kirchner
• Governor of Santa Fe Province:
• Jorge Obeid (until 10 December)
• Carlos Reutemann (from 10 December)
• Governor of Santiago del Estero: Carlos Juárez
• Governor of Tierra del Fuego: José Arturo Estabillo
• Governor of Tucumán:
• Antonio Domingo Bussi (until 29 October)
• Julio Miranda (from 29 October)

Vice Governors

• Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province:
• Rafael Romá (until 10 December)
• Felipe Solá (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Catamarca Province:
• Simón Hernández (until 10 December)
• Hernán Colombo (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Chaco Province:
• Miguel Pibernus (until 10 December)
• Roy Nikisch (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Corrientes Province:
• Victor Hugo Maidana (until 19 June)
• Vacant (from 19 June)
• Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province:
• Héctor Alanis (until 11 December)
• Edelmiro Tomás Pauletti (from 11 December)
• Vice Governor of Formosa Province: Floro Bogado
• Vice Governor of Jujuy Province:
• Vacant (until 10 December)
• Rubén Daza (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of La Pampa Province:
• Manuel Baladrón (until 10 December)
• Heriberto Mediza (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of La Rioja Province:
• Miguel Ángel Asís (until 10 December)
• Luis Beder Herrera (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Misiones Province:
• Julio Alberto Ifrán (until 10 December)
• Mercedes Margarita Oviedo (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Nenquen Province:
• Ricardo Corradi (until 10 December)
• Jorge Sapag (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Rio Negro Province: Bautista Mendioroz
• Vice Governor of Salta Province: Walter Wayar
• Vice Governor of San Juan Province:
• Rogelio Rafael Cerdera (until 10 December)
• Wbaldino Acosta (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of San Luis Province:
• Mario Merlo (until 10 December)
• María Alicia Lemme (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Santa Cruz:
• Eduardo Arnold (until 10 December)
• Sergio Acevedo (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province:
• Gualberto Venesia (until 10 December)
• Marcelo Muniagurria (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Santiago del Estero:
• Darío Moreno (until 10 December)
• Mercedes Aragonés de Juárez (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Miguel Ángel Castro

Events

January

• 18 January: The Argentine peso continues to decline in value against the U.S. dollar, which is a source of concern for both businesses and individuals. There is talk of abandoning the Argentine peso for the US dollar.

May

• 13 May: Ricardo Gangeme, a prominent journalist known for exposing corruption, is found murdered in Trelew, Chubut Province.

August

• 31 August: A Líneas Aéreas Privadas Argentinas flight crashes during takeoff from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery. There are 65 fatalities (63 occupants of the aircraft and 2 on the ground) – as well as injuries, some serious, to at least 34 people.

September

• 17 September: Armed robbers take six Banco de la Nación Argentina employees hostage in Ramallo, Buenos Aires. After several hours, the thieves try to escape in a car with three hostages (the bank manager and an accountant). After a few meters, a special group of the provincial police, kill one of the suspects and the two hostages.

October

• 24 October: Argentine general elections are held with Fernando de la Rúa (Radical Civic Union) winning the Presidency with 48% of the vote, defeating Eduardo Duhalde (Peronist Party).

Births

Deaths

January

• 1 January – Rafael Iglesias, heavyweight boxer (b. 1924)
• 14 January – Sabina Olmos, actress (b. 1913)

March

• 8 March – Adolfo Bioy Casares, writer, journalist, and translator (b. 1914)

May

• 13 May – Ricardo Gangeme, journalist (b. 1943)

December

• 3 December – Enrique Cadícamo, tango lyricist, poet and novelist (b. 1900)

See also

• List of Argentine films of 1999

References