1997 in Argentina

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Events from the year 1997 in Argentina

Incumbents

• President : Carlos Menem ^[1]
• Vice President : Carlos Ruckauf

Governors

• Governor of Buenos Aires Province : Eduardo Duhalde
• Governor of Catamarca Province : Arnoldo Castillo
• Governor of Chaco Province : Ángel 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 Ríos Province : Jorge Busti
• Governor of Formosa Province : Gildo Insfrán
• Governor of Jujuy Province : Carlos Ferraro
• Governor of La Pampa Province : Rubén Marín
• Governor of La Rioja Province : Ángel Maza
• Governor of Mendoza Province : Arturo Lafalla
• Governor of Misiones Province : Ramón Puerta
• 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
• Governor of San Luis Province : Adolfo Rodríguez 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 Ángel 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)
  • Víctor 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 Ángel Asís
• 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: Darío Moreno
• Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Miguel Ángel 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. ^[2]
• 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. ^{[3] [4]}
• date unknown - La Voz del Interior , the leading daily newspaper of Córdoba, is acquired by the Clarín Group.

Births

March

• 21 March - Tini, singer and actress

Deaths

January

• 29 January - Osvaldo Soriano, journalist and writer (born 1943) ^[5]

June

• 18 June - Héctor Yazalde, footballer (born 1946) ^[6]

July

• 18 July - Gregorio Weber, scientist (born 1916) ^[7]

See also

• Argentina portal
• History portal

• List of Argentine films of 1997

References

1. Mendelevich, Pablo (2010). El Final (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Ediciones B. pp. 247–262. ISBN   978-987-627-166-0.
2. "1997 Argentine GP". Chicane F1. Retrieved 6 August 2007.
3. Todo Argentina: 1996
4. Todo Argentina: 1997
5. Osvaldo Soriano at the Internet Movie Database.
6. 1997 in Argentina at National-Football-Teams.com
7. "Weber, Gregorio (1916-1997)". University of Illinois. Retrieved 22 August 2024.