1998 in Argentina

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Events from the year 1998 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 ^[2]
• Governor of Chaco Province : Ángel Rozas
• Governor of Chubut Province : Carlos Maestro
• Governor of Córdoba : Ramón Mestre
• Governor of Corrientes Province : Pedro Braillard Poccard
• Governor of Entre Ríos Province : Jorge Busti
• 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
• 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
• 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: Victor Hugo Maidana
• 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

January

• 6 January : United States President Bill Clinton officially designates Argentina as a major non-NATO ally. ^[3]

April

• 12 April - The 1998 Argentine Grand Prix is held at Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez in Buenos Aires, and is won by Michael Schumacher.

September

• 12 September - The Argentina national rugby union team plays the first match in its tour of Japan and Europe.

Births

• 18 January - Lisandro Martínez, footballer

Deaths

February

• 5 February - Eduardo Francisco Pironio, Roman Catholic cardinal (born 1920). ^[4]

May

• 3 May - René Mugica, actor, film director and screenwriter (born 1909) ^[5]

October

• 17 October - Antonio Agri, violinist, composer and conductor (born 1932) ^[6]

See also

• Argentina portal
• History portal

• List of Argentine films of 1998

References

1. "Obituary: Former Argentine President Carlos Menem". BBC News. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
2. "Meanwhile, in the provinces". The Economist. 18 March 1999. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
3. "Memorandum on Designation of Argentina as a Major Non-NATO Ally". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
4. Celestine Bohlen (7 February 1998). "Eduardo F. Pironio, 77, a Senior Latin Cardinal" . The New York Times . p. B 18. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
5. Pablo O. Scholz (4 May 1998). "Murió René Mugica, mítica figura del cine argentino". Clarín (in Spanish).
6. "Biography of Antonio Agri". Todo Tango. Retrieved 18 August 2024.