1999 in Argentina

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Events from the year 1999 in Argentina

Incumbents

• President :
  • Carlos Menem (1 January – 10 December)
  • Fernando de la Rúa (from 10 December) ^[1]
• Vice President :
  • Carlos Ruckauf (1 January – 10 December)
  • Carlos Álvarez (from 10 December)

Governors

• Governor of Buenos Aires Province :
  • Eduardo Duhalde (until 10 December)
  • Carlos Ruckauf (from 10 December)
• Governor of Catamarca Province :
  • Arnoldo Castillo (until 10 December)
  • Oscar Castillo (from 10 December)
• Governor of Chaco Province : Ángel Rozas
• Governor of Chubut Province :
  • Carlos Maestro
  • José Luis Lizurume
• Governor of Córdoba :
  • Ramón Mestre (until 12 July)
  • José Manuel De la Sota (from 12 July)
• Governor of Corrientes Province :
  • Pedro Braillard Poccard (until 19 June)
  • Hugo Perié (19 June-17 December)
  • Ramón Mestre (from 17 December)
• Governor of Entre Ríos Province :
  • Jorge Busti (until 11 December)
  • Sergio Montiel (from 11 December)
• 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 (until 10 December)
  • Roberto Iglesias (from 10 December)
• Governor of Misiones Province :
  • Ramón Puerta (until 10 December)
  • Carlos Rovira (from 10 December)
• 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 (until 10 December)
  • Alfredo Avelín (from 10 December)
• Governor of San Luis Province : Adolfo Rodríguez Saá
• Governor of Santa Cruz Province : Néstor Kirchner
• Governor of Santa Fe Province :
  • Jorge Obeid (until 10 December)
  • Carlos Reutemann (from 10 December)
• Governor of Santiago del Estero : Carlos Juárez
• Governor of Tierra del Fuego : José Arturo Estabillo
• Governor of Tucumán :
  • Antonio Domingo Bussi (until 29 October)
  • Julio Miranda (from 29 October)

Vice Governors

• Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province:
  • Rafael Romá (until 10 December)
  • Felipe Solá (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Catamarca Province:
  • Simón Hernández (until 10 December)
  • Hernán Colombo (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Chaco Province:
  • Miguel Pibernus (until 10 December)
  • Roy Nikisch (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Corrientes Province:
  • Victor Hugo Maidana (until 19 June)
  • Vacant (from 19 June)
• Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province:
  • Héctor Alanis (until 11 December)
  • Edelmiro Tomás Pauletti (from 11 December)
• Vice Governor of Formosa Province: Floro Bogado
• Vice Governor of Jujuy Province:
  • Vacant (until 10 December)
  • Rubén Daza (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of La Pampa Province:
  • Manuel Baladrón (until 10 December)
  • Heriberto Mediza (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of La Rioja Province:
  • Miguel Ángel Asís (until 10 December)
  • Luis Beder Herrera (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Misiones Province:
  • Julio Alberto Ifrán (until 10 December)
  • Mercedes Margarita Oviedo (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Nenquen Province:
  • Ricardo Corradi (until 10 December)
  • Jorge Sapag (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Rio Negro Province: Bautista Mendioroz
• Vice Governor of Salta Province: Walter Wayar
• Vice Governor of San Juan Province:
  • Rogelio Rafael Cerdera (until 10 December)
  • Wbaldino Acosta (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of San Luis Province:
  • Mario Merlo (until 10 December)
  • María Alicia Lemme (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Santa Cruz:
  • Eduardo Arnold (until 10 December)
  • Sergio Acevedo (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province:
  • Gualberto Venesia (until 10 December)
  • Marcelo Muniagurria (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Santiago del Estero:
  • Darío Moreno (until 10 December)
  • Mercedes Aragonés de Juárez (from 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Miguel Ángel Castro

Events

January

• 18 January : The Argentine peso continues to decline in value against the U.S. dollar, which is a source of concern for both businesses and individuals. There is talk of abandoning the Argentine peso for the US dollar. ^[2]

May

• 13 May : Ricardo Gangeme, a prominent journalist known for exposing corruption, is found murdered in Trelew, Chubut Province. ^{[3] [4]}

August

• 31 August : A Líneas Aéreas Privadas Argentinas flight crashes during takeoff from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery. There are 65 fatalities (63 occupants of the aircraft and 2 on the ground) – as well as injuries, some serious, to at least 34 people. ^{[5] [6]}

September

• 17 September : Armed robbers take six Banco de la Nación Argentina employees hostage in Ramallo, Buenos Aires. After several hours, the theives try to escape in a car with three hostages (the bank manager and an accountant). After a few meters, a special group of the provincial police, kill one of the suspects and the two hostages. ^[7]

October

• 24 October : Argentine general elections are held with Fernando de la Rúa ( Radical Civic Union ) winning the Presidency with 48% of the vote, defeating Eduardo Duhalde (Peronist Party). ^{[8] [9]}

Births

Main article: births in 1999

Further information: Category:1999 births

Deaths

January

• 1 January – Rafael Iglesias, heavyweight boxer (b. 1924)
• 14 January – Sabina Olmos, actress (b. 1913)

March

• 8 March – Adolfo Bioy Casares, writer, journalist, and translator (b. 1914) ^[10]

May

• 13 May – Ricardo Gangeme, journalist (b. 1943)

December

• 3 December – Enrique Cadícamo, tango lyricist, poet and novelist (b. 1900) ^[11]

See also

• Argentina portal
• History portal

• List of Argentine films of 1999

References

1. Mendelevich, Pablo (2010). El Final (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Ediciones B. pp. 247–262. ISBN   978-987-627-166-0.
2. "Dollar for Argentina?". CNN Money. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
3. "Americas: Journalist murdered in Argentina". BBC News.
4. Canal 13 (14 May 1999). "Argentina: Prominent Journalist Assassinated". Associated Press.
5. Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved on 25 May 2011.
6. "Cómo fue la tragedia del vuelo 3142 a Córdoba" [The way the tragedy of flight 3142 to Córdoba was]. La Nación (in Spanish). 23 December 2000. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012.
7. Masacre de Ramallo: piden que se investigue como un crimen el caso del asaltante que murió en la comisaría (in Spanish)
8. "Recorriendo las Elecciones de 1983 a 2013 - Presidenciales". Dirección Nacional Electoral. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
9. "Elecciones Nacionales ESCRUTINIO DEFINITIVO 1999" (PDF). Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2016.
10. "Argentine literary great Adolfo Bioy Casares, dead at 84". CNN. 9 March 1999. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
11. Enrique Cadícamo: el autor de los 1000 tangos (in Spanish)