2000 in Argentina

"See also:"
1999 in Argentina,
other events of 2000,
2001 in Argentina----

Events

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 [http://www.clarin.com/diario/2000/02/03/t-00315d.htm] .

March

*8 March: Heavy rains cause floods in Tucumán Province, which then expand to Santiago del Estero and Córdoba [http://www.clarin.com/diario/2000/03/09/e-04701d.htm] [http://www.clarin.com/diario/2000/03/15/e-04401d.htm] .
*30 March: The government announces salary cuts of 12 to 15% for state employees, following pressures of the IMF.

April

May

*7 May: Aníbal Ibarra is elected Head of Government (mayor) of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires [http://www.clarin.com/diario/2000/05/08/p-01815.htm] [http://www.clarin.com/diario/2000/05/10/p-00315.htm] .

June

*7 June: Argentine state-owned company INVAP wins a bid to construct a nuclear reactor for Australia [http://www.clarin.com/diario/2000/06/07/e-01815.htm] .
*28 June: The World Bank grants Argentina a $3,000 million loan to fight poverty [http://www.clarin.com/diario/2000/06/29/p-00315.htm] .

July

August

eptember

October

November

December

Deaths

* February 12: Juan Carlos Thorry (b. 1908), actor. [http://www.clarin.com/diario/2000/02/13/c-00801d.htm] .
* 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

ports

:"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 [http://www.clarin.com/diario/2000/06/26/d-00301.htm]