2002 in Argentina

"See also:"
2001 in Argentina,
other events of 2002,
2003 in Argentina----

Events

January

* January 1: The Legislative Assembly gathers and chooses senator Eduardo Duhalde as interim president.
* January 2: President Duhalde announces the end of the 1:1 peso-dollar fixed exchange rate (convertibility) after almost 11 years.

February

March

April

May

June

* June 25: The exchange rate briefly reaches 4 pesos per U.S. dollar in the free market, which means the national currency has lost 75% of its value in 7 months.

July

August

eptember

*September 4: Argentina defeated the United States, 87-80, at the World Basketball Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the first loss ever in international play for a United States team containing National Basketball Association players.

October

November

December

Deaths

* October 8: César Milstein (b. 1927), scientist, co-awarded the 1984 Nobel Prize for his work on monoclonal antibodies
* December 23: Hilario Fernández Long (b. 1918), engineer and educator

ports

:"See worldwide 2002 in sports"