2020 in Argentina

Events in the year 2020 in Argentina.

Incumbents

 * President: Alberto Fernández
 * Vice President: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

Governors

 * Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Axel Kicillof
 * Governor of Catamarca Province: Raúl Jalil
 * Governor of Chaco Province: Jorge Capitanich
 * Governor of Chubut Province: Mariano Arcioni
 * Governor of Córdoba: Juan Schiaretti
 * Governor of Corrientes Province: Gustavo Valdés
 * Governor of Entre Ríos Province: Gustavo Bordet
 * Governor of Formosa Province: Gildo Insfrán
 * Governor of Jujuy Province: Gerardo Morales
 * Governor of La Pampa Province: Sergio Ziliotto
 * Governor of La Rioja Province: Ricardo Quintela
 * Governor of Mendoza Province: Rodolfo Suárez
 * Governor of Misiones Province: Oscar Herrera Ahuad
 * Governor of Neuquén Province: Omar Gutiérrez
 * Governor of Río Negro Province: Arabela Carreras
 * Governor of Salta Province: Gustavo Sáenz
 * Governor of San Juan Province: Sergio Uñac
 * Governor of San Luis Province: Alberto Rodríguez Saá
 * Governor of Santa Cruz Province: Alicia Kirchner
 * Governor of Santa Fe Province: Omar Perotti
 * Governor of Santiago del Estero: Gerardo Zamora
 * Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Gustavo Melella
 * Governor of Tucumán: Juan Luis Manzur

Vice Governors

 * Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Verónica Magario
 * Vice Governor of Catamarca Province: Rubén Dusso
 * Vice Governor of Chaco Province: Analía Rach Quiroga
 * Vice Governor of Corrientes Province: Gustavo Canteros
 * Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province: María Laura Stratta
 * Vice Governor of Formosa Province: Eber Wilson Solís
 * Vice Governor of Jujuy Province: Carlos Haquim
 * Vice Governor of La Pampa Province: Mariano Fernández
 * Vice Governor of La Rioja Province: Florencia López
 * Vice Governor of Misiones Province: Carlos Omar Arce
 * Vice Governor of Nenquen Province: Marcos Koopmann
 * Vice Governor of Rio Negro Province: Alejandro Palmieri
 * Vice Governor of Salta Province: Antonio Marocco
 * Vice Governor of San Juan Province: Roberto Gattoni
 * Vice Governor of San Luis Province: Eduardo Mones Ruiz
 * Vice Governor of Santa Cruz: Eugenio Quiroga
 * Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province: Alejandra Rodenas
 * Vice Governor of Santiago del Estero: Carlos Silva Neder
 * Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Mónica Urquiza

Ongoing events

 * COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina

January

 * January 18 – Fernando Báez Sosa, an 18-year-old law student, is beaten to death by a group of amateur rugby players in Villa Gesell; the case gained nationwide notoriety.

March

 * March 3 – The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Argentina: a 43-year-old man who had arrived two days earlier from Milan, Italy.
 * March 7 – The Ministry of Health confirmed the country's first documented death of COVID-19, a 64-year-old man who had travelled to Paris, France, who also had other health conditions; the case was only confirmed as positive after the patient's demise.
 * March 19 – A nation-wide lockdown was established in Argentina due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

May

 * May 4 – New controls over the purchasing of American dollars by the Central Bank of Argentina came into force. The measures apply to both companies and individual savers.

August

 * August 30 – Earth observation satellite SAOCOM 1B launches from SLC-40.

December

 * December 15 – Yolanda's Law is published in the Official Bulletin of the Argentine Republic.
 * December 30 – Abortion legalised by the Congress with 38 votes in favour and 29 against.

January

 * January 3 – Stella Maris Leverberg, politician and trade unionist (b. 1962).
 * January 9 – Pampero Firpo, wrestler (b. 1930).

February

 * February 4 – Claudio Bonadio, federal judge (b. 1956).
 * February 25 – Erico Spinadel, Austrian-Argentine industrial engineer (b. 1929).
 * February 27 – Braian Toledo, javelin thrower (b. 1993).

March

 * March 10 – Marcelo Peralta, saxophonist (b. 1961).
 * March 13 – Alejandro Betts, historian and political activist (b. 1947).
 * March 20 – Amadeo Carrizo, football player (b. 1926).
 * March 27
 * Roberto Alemann, politician (b. 1922).
 * Elvia Andreoli, actress (b. 1950 or 1951).
 * March 28 – Nicolás Brizuela, musician (b. 1949).

April

 * April 1 – Mario Chaldú, football player (b. 1942).
 * April 2 – Juan Giménez, comic book artist (b. 1943).

May

 * May 15 - Sergio Denis, singer and actor (b. 1949).
 * May 25 – Ricardo Barreda, convicted mass murderer (b. 1936).

July

 * July 30 – Juan Ramón, singer and actor (b. 1940).

November

 * November 25 – Diego Maradona, footballer (b. 1960).