1993 in Argentina

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The following are events from the year 1993 in Argentina .

Incumbents

• President : Carlos Menem
• Vice President : Vacant

Governors

• Governor of Buenos Aires Province : Eduardo Duhalde
• Governor of Corrientes Province :
  • Claudia Bello (until 6 February)
  • Ideler Tonelli (From 6 February)
• Governor of Santa Cruz Province : Nestor Kirchner
• Governor of Tucumán Province : Palito Ortega

Events

January

• 6 January : Douglas Hurd becomes the first high-ranking British official to visit Argentina since the Falklands War. ^[1]
• 11 January : Three buses collide in a fiery crash in Corrientes, resulting in the deaths of at least 55 people and injuring 70 others. ^[2]

July

• 4 July : Argentina defeats Mexico 2-1 to win the 1993 Copa America and their fourteenth Copa America title. ^[3]

October

• 3 October : Legislative elections are held, with the Justicialist Party retaining a majority in Congress. ^{[4] [5]}

December

• 30 December : The Argentine Senate passes a measure allowing President Carlos Menem and all future presidents to run for a second consecutive term. It also shortens presidential terms to four years and removes the requirement for the president to be Roman Catholic. ^[6]

Deaths

March

• 18 March - Carlos A. Petit, screenwriter (b. 1913)

April

• 13 April - Isaac Rojas, naval admiral and politician, Vice President (1955–1958) (b. 1906)

June

• 2 June - Juan José Rodríguez, footballer (b. 1937)

July

• 18 July - Héctor Freschi, footballer (b. 1911)

August

• 5 August - Francisco Rúa, footballer (b. 1911)

See also

• Argentina portal
• History portal

• List of Argentine films of 1993

References

1. "Hurd upbeat in Argentina". Independent. 7 January 1993. p. A5. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
2. "55 PEOPLE DIE, 70 ARE INJURED AS 3 BUSES CRASH IN ARGENTINA". Deseret. 11 January 1993. p. A5. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
3. Redacción (2020-05-25). "Copa América 1993". RSSSF. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
4. "Elecciones Nacionales ESCRUTINIO DEFINITIVO 1993" (PDF). Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2013.
5. "Recorriendo las Elecciones de 1983 a 2013". Dirección Nacional Electoral. Archived from the original on 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
6. Nash, Nathaniel C. (30 December 1993). "Argentine Senate Backs Menem on Second Term". The New York Times. p. A5. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.