2000 in Argentina

The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Argentina.

Incumbents

 * President: Fernando de la Rúa
 * Vice President: Carlos Álvarez (until October 6), vacant thereafter

Governors

 * Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Carlos Ruckauf
 * Governor of Catamarca Province: Oscar Castillo
 * Governor of Chaco Province: Ángel Rozas
 * Governor of Chubut Province: José Luis Lizurume
 * Governor of Córdoba: José Manuel De la Sota
 * Governor of Corrientes Province:
 * until 20 March: Ramón Mestre
 * 20 March-10 December: Oscar Aguad
 * starting 10 December: Ricardo Colombi
 * Governor of Entre Ríos Province: Sergio Montiel
 * 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: Roberto Iglesias
 * Governor of Misiones Province: Carlos Rovira
 * Governor of Neuquén Province: Jorge Sobisch
 * Governor of Río Negro Province: Pablo Verani
 * Governor of Salta Province: Juan Carlos Romero
 * Governor of San Juan Province: Alfredo Avelín
 * Governor of San Luis Province: Adolfo Rodríguez Saá
 * Governor of Santa Cruz Province: Néstor Kirchner
 * Governor of Santa Fe Province: Carlos Reutemann
 * Governor of Santiago del Estero: Carlos Juárez
 * Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Carlos Manfredotti
 * Governor of Tucumán: Julio Miranda

Vice Governors

 * Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Felipe Solá
 * Vice Governor of Catamarca Province: Hernán Colombo
 * Vice Governor of Chaco Province: Roy Nikisch
 * Vice Governor of Corrientes Province: vacant
 * Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province: Edelmiro Tomás Pauletti
 * Vice Governor of Formosa Province: Floro Bogado
 * Vice Governor of Jujuy Province: Rubén Daza
 * Vice Governor of La Pampa Province: Heriberto Mediza
 * Vice Governor of La Rioja Province: Luis Beder Herrera
 * Vice Governor of Misiones Province: Mercedes Margarita Oviedo
 * Vice Governor of Nenquen Province: Jorge Sapag
 * Vice Governor of Rio Negro Province: Bautista Mendioroz
 * Vice Governor of Salta Province: Walter Wayar
 * Vice Governor of San Juan Province: Marcelo Lima
 * Vice Governor of San Luis Province: María Alicia Lemme
 * Vice Governor of Santa Cruz: vacant
 * Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province: Marcelo Muniagurria
 * Vice Governor of Santiago del Estero: vacant
 * Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Daniel Gallo

January

 * 7 January: 35 years after the last expedition, an Argentine group reaches the South Pole.

February

 * 3 February: Murderers of José Luis Cabezas get life imprisonment sentence.

March

 * 8 March: Heavy rains cause floods in Tucumán Province, which then expand to Santiago del Estero and Córdoba.
 * 30 March: The government announces salary cuts of 12 to 15% for state employees, following pressures of the IMF.

May

 * 7 May: Aníbal Ibarra is elected Head of Government (mayor) of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.

June

 * 7 June: Argentine state-owned company INVAP wins a bid to construct a nuclear reactor for Australia.
 * 28 June: The World Bank grants Argentina a $3,000 million loan to fight poverty.

Deaths

 * February 12: Juan Carlos Thorry (b. 1908), actor..
 * August 24: Rodrigo Bueno (b. 1973), singer and cuartetazo idol.
 * July 29: René Favaloro (b. 1923), cardiologist, creator of the coronary artery bypass surgery technique
 * October 28: Carlos Guastavino (b. 1912), composer
 * November 10: Aníbal Verón, bus driver and activist, piquetero icon
 * December 12: Libertad Lamarque (b. 1908), actress

Sports

 * See worldwide 2000 in sports


 * June 21: Boca Juniors wins the Copa Libertadores 2000 after beating Palmeiras in São Paulo on penalties.
 * June 26: Huracán wins the 1999/00 second division to return to first division