2020 in Argentina

Events in the year 2020 in Argentina.

Incumbents

• President: Alberto Fernández
• Vice President: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

Governors

• Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Axel Kicillof
• Governor of Catamarca Province: Raúl Jalil
• Governor of Chaco Province: Jorge Capitanich
• Governor of Chubut Province: Mariano Arcioni
• Governor of Córdoba: Juan Schiaretti
• Governor of Corrientes Province: Gustavo Valdés
• Governor of Entre Ríos Province: Gustavo Bordet
• Governor of Formosa Province: Gildo Insfrán
• Governor of Jujuy Province: Gerardo Morales
• Governor of La Pampa Province: Sergio Ziliotto
• Governor of La Rioja Province: Ricardo Quintela
• Governor of Mendoza Province: Rodolfo Suárez
• Governor of Misiones Province: Oscar Herrera Ahuad
• Governor of Neuquén Province: Omar Gutiérrez
• Governor of Río Negro Province: Arabela Carreras
• Governor of Salta Province: Gustavo Sáenz
• Governor of San Juan Province: Sergio Uñac
• Governor of San Luis Province: Alberto Rodríguez Saá
• Governor of Santa Cruz Province: Alicia Kirchner
• Governor of Santa Fe Province: Omar Perotti
• Governor of Santiago del Estero: Gerardo Zamora
• Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Gustavo Melella
• Governor of Tucumán: Juan Luis Manzur

Vice Governors

• Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Verónica Magario
• Vice Governor of Catamarca Province: Rubén Dusso
• Vice Governor of Chaco Province: Analía Rach Quiroga
• Vice Governor of Corrientes Province: Gustavo Canteros
• Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province: María Laura Stratta
• 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

Events by month

January

• January 18 – Fernando Báez Sosa, an 18-year-old law student, is beaten to death by a group of amateur rugby players in Villa Gesell; 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.
• 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.

May

• May 4 – New controls over the purchasing of American dollars 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 launches from SLC-40.

December

• December 15 – Yolanda's Law is published in the Official Bulletin of the Argentine Republic.
• 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, 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, javelin thrower (b. 1993).

March

• March 10 – Marcelo Peralta, saxophonist (b. 1961).
• March 13 – Alejandro Betts, historian and political activist (b. 1947).
• March 20 – Amadeo Carrizo, football player (b. 1926).
• March 27
• Roberto Alemann, politician (b. 1922).
• Elvia Andreoli, 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, comic book artist (b. 1943).

May

• May 15 - Sergio Denis, singer and actor (b. 1949).
• May 25 – Ricardo Barreda, convicted mass murderer (b. 1936).

July

• July 30 – Juan Ramón, singer and actor (b. 1940).

November

• November 25 – Diego Maradona, footballer (b. 1960).

References