1999 in Argentina

Events from the year 1999 in Argentina

Incumbents

 * President: Carlos Menem (1 January – 10 December), Fernando de la Rúa (10–31 December)
 * Vice president: Carlos Ruckauf (1 January – 10 December), Carlos Álvarez (10-31 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 then José Luis Lizurume
 * Governor of Córdoba: Ramón Mestre then José Manuel De la Sota
 * Governor of Corrientes Province:
 * until 19 June: Pedro Braillard Poccard
 * 19 June-17 December: Hugo Perié
 * from 17 December: Ramón Mestre
 * 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 thereafter (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

 * 31 August – A Líneas Aéreas Privadas Argentinas flight crashes during takeoff from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
 * 17 September – Armed robbers take hostage six Banco de la Nación Argentina employees
 * 24 October – Fernando de la Rúa wins the Argentine general election

Deaths

 * 8 March – Adolfo Bioy Casares, writer, journalist, and translator (b. 1914)