1995 in Argentina

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The following are events from the year 1995 in Argentina .

Incumbents

• President : Carlos Menem
• Vice President :
  • Vacant (until 8 July)
  • Carlos Ruckauf, (from 8 July)

Governors

• Governor of Buenos Aires Province : Eduardo Duhalde
• Governor of Santa Cruz Province : Nestor Kirchner
• Governor of Tucumán Province :
  • Palito Ortega (until October 29)
  • Antonio Domingo Bussi (from October 29)

Events

May

• 14 May : Argentine general elections take place with Carlos Menem (Partido Justicialista) being reelected President of Argentina. Menem obtains 49.7% of the votes, surpassing the 45% threshold required to avoid a runoff. The Justicialist Party (Partido Justicialista) also secure a clear legislative majority. ^{[1] [2]}

November

• 3 November : A series of explosions occur at the Río Tercero Military Factory in Córdoba, resulting in seven fatalities and over 300 injuries. The blast destroys the factory and causes extensive damage to the surrounding city. ^[3]

Births

January

• 19 January - Maxi Rolón, footballer (d. 2022) ^[4]

March

• 9 March - Ángel Correa, footballer

April

• 21 April - María José Granatto, field hockey player

October

• 1 October - Agostina Alonso, field hockey player

Deaths

January

• 8 January - Carlos Monzón, boxer (b. 1942)

February

• 4 February - Abel Santa Cruz, screenwriter (b. 1915)

March

• 20 March - Luis Saslavsky, film director and producer (b. 1903)

July

• 17 July - Juan Manuel Fangio, race car driver (b. 1911)

August

• 13 August - Margarita Padín, actress (b. 1910)

See also

• Argentina portal
• History portal

• List of Argentine films of 1995

References

1. Todo Argentina: Menem (in Spanish)
2. "ELECTION RESULTS (March-June 1995)". Journal of Democracy. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
3. "A 27 años de la catástrofe de Río Tercero". Conicet Cordoba. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
4. Barlow, Ruairidh (May 15, 2022). "Former Barcelona player Maxi Rolon passes away aged 27". Football España. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.