2007 in Argentina explained

Events in the year 2007 in Argentina.

Incumbents

• President

Néstor Kirchner (until 10 December), Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (starting 10 December)

• Vice President

Daniel Scioli (until 10 December), Julio Cobos (starting 10 December)

Governors

• Governor of Buenos Aires Province

Felipe Solá (until 10 December); Daniel Scioli (starting 10 December)

• Governor of Catamarca Province

• Governor of Chaco Province

Roy Nikisch (until 10 December); Jorge Capitanich (starting 10 December)

• Governor of Chubut Province

• Governor of Córdoba

José Manuel De la Sota (until 10 December); Juan Schiaretti (starting 10 December)

• Governor of Corrientes Province

Arturo Colombi

• Governor of Entre Ríos Province

Jorge Busti (until 10 December); Sergio Urribarri (starting 10 December)

• Governor of Formosa Province

Gildo Insfrán

• Governor of Jujuy Province

Eduardo Fellner (until 10 December); Walter Barrionuevo (starting 10 December)

• Governor of La Pampa Province

Carlos Verna (until 10 December); Oscar Jorge (starting 10 December)

• Governor of La Rioja Province

Ángel Maza (until 12 April); Luis Beder Herrera (starting 12 April)

• Governor of Mendoza Province

Julio Cobos (until 10 December); Celso Jaque (starting 10 December)

• Governor of Misiones Province

Carlos Rovira (until 10 December); Maurice Closs (starting 10 December)

• Governor of Neuquén Province

Jorge Sobisch (until 10 December); Jorge Sapag (starting 10 December)

• Governor of Río Negro Province

• Governor of Salta Province

Juan Carlos Romero (until 10 December); Juan Manuel Urtubey (starting 10 December)

• Governor of San Juan Province

• Governor of San Luis Province

Alberto Rodríguez Saá

• Governor of Santa Cruz Province

• Governor of Santa Fe Province

Jorge Obeid (until 11 December); Hermes Binner (starting 11 December)

• Governor of Santiago del Estero

Gerardo Zamora

• Governor of Tierra del Fuego

Jorge Colazo (until 17 December); Fabiana Ríos (starting 17 December)

• Governor of Tucumán

José Alperovich

Vice Governors

• Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Graciela Giannettasio (until 10 December), Alberto Balestrini (starting 10 December)
  • Vice Governor of Catamarca Province: Marta Grimaux Vice Governor of Chaco Province: Eduardo Aníbal Moro (until 10 December); Juan Carlos Bacileff Ivanoff (starting 10 December)
  • Vice Governor of Corrientes Province: Tomás Rubén Pruyas Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province: Pedro Guastavino (until 10 December); José Lauritto (starting 10 December)
  • Vice Governor of Formosa Province: Floro Bogado Vice Governor of Jujuy Province: Walter Barrionuevo (until 10 December); Pedro Segura (starting 10 December)
• Vice Governor of La Pampa Province: Norma Durango (until 10 December); Luis Alberto Campo (starting 10 December)
• Vice Governor of La Rioja Province: Luis Beder Herrera (until 10 December); vacant
• Vice Governor of Misiones Province: Pablo Tschirsch (until 10 December); Sandra Giménez (starting 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Neuquén Province: Federico Brollo (until 10 December); Ana Pechen (starting 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Rio Negro Province: Mario de Rege (until 10 December); Bautista Mendioroz (starting 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Salta Province: Walter Wayar (until 10 December); Andrés Zottos (starting 10 December)
• Vice Governor of San Juan Province: Marcelo Lima (until 10 December); Rubén Uñac (starting 10 December)
• Vice Governor of San Luis Province: Blanca Pereyra (until 10 December); Jorge Luis Pellegrini (starting 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Santa Cruz: vacant (until 10 December); Luis Martínez Crespo (starting 10 December)
• Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province: María Eugenia Bielsa (until 10 December); Griselda Tessio (starting 10 December)
  • Vice Governor of Santiago del Estero: Blanca Porcel Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego: vacant (until 10 December); Carlos Basanetti (starting 10 December)

Events

January

• 12 January: Former president Isabel Perón is arrested in Madrid, Spain, following a warrant issued by an Argentine judge investigating the forced disappearance of a student activist in 1976. Another warrant follows soon, as well as a request for her extradition to Argentina.^{[1] [2]}
• 26 January: The wine-producing area of San Rafael, Mendoza is hit by a hailstorm, which ruins the grape harvest in the region and causes AR$50 million in damages.^[3]

March

• 1 March: India requests the extradition of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi from Argentina in relation to the Bofors scandal.
• 13 March: In La Rioja, governor Ángel Maza, after being impeached by a legislature that answers to vice governor Luis Beder Herrera, locks himself up in the government house, while violent protests take place outside, until the police force Maza's supporters to leave. The national government briefly considers federal intervention.^[4]
• 26 March: A massive storm system brings heavy rain to the center and south of Santa Fe. The rain falls almost continuously for more than one week. Large sections of Santa Fe City and peripheral neighbourhoods of Rosario, as well as many smaller towns and large sections of Argentina's most productive agricultural land, are flooded. The storm moves east, affecting the south of Entre Ríos and eventually reaching Uruguay. See March 2007 floods in the Argentine littoral.

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April

• 9 April: Tens of thousands of demonstrators in Buenos Aires and other cities in Argentina protest against the death of Carlos Fuentealba, a school teacher having been severely injured by a tear gas canister fired by police during a protest the previous week over pay and working conditions.^[5]
• 10 April: Argentina's only icebreaker, ARA Almirante Irízar, catches fire while returning from her summer Antarctic campaign, 140 miles off Puerto Madryn. The ship is then towed to Puerto Belgrano, arriving on 20 April.^[6]
• 11 April: Among accusations of government tampering with economic statistics, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) modifies previous inflation figures and announces that the basic food basket experienced 0.2% deflation in March.^[7]
• 11 April: Football: The semi-finals of Copa del Rey begin in Nou Camp. Argentine Lionel Messi scored a spectacular goal against Getafe CF.That goal is very similar to a Diego Maradona's goal against England in Mexico World Cup 1986.Both of them passed six defenders including goalkeeper and scored.
• 25 April: An Argentine federal court overturns the pardons issued to General Jorge Videla and former Admiral Emilio Massera following convictions received for their activities during the "Dirty War" of the 1970s. The repeal of the pardons is largely symbolic, since the two are already under house arrest and serving lengthy sentences for other crimes.

May

• 10 May: Santa Cruz Province governor Carlos Sancho resigns, after weeks of strikes and demonstrations by the teachers' union followed by violent police repression. Provincial deputy Daniel Peralta is chosen to replace him.^[8]

June

• 24 June: Mauricio Macri of Republican Proposal defeats Daniel Filmus of the government's Front for Victory in the ballotage of the Buenos Aires City's Chief of Government elections

July

• 9 July: On the country's Independence Day, snow falls in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the first time in 89 years and the second time in recorded history. Two people die of exposure in Argentina while one person dies in Chile.^[9]
• 15 July: Brazil defeats Argentina 3–0 in the 2007 Copa América final.^[10]
• 16 July: Felisa Miceli, the Argentine Economy Minister, resigns over approximately US$60,000 found in a bag in her office.
• 20 July: 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup: After the Argentina vs Chile semi-final game ended, a scuffle between Toronto Police officers and members of the Chilean team led to the arrest of 21 players^[11]
• 22 July: 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final: Argentina defeated the Czech Republic 2–1 to win its sixth World Cup title.^[12]

August

• 7 August: Argentina signs an "energy security treaty" with Venezuela in Buenos Aires.^[13]
• 10 August: The President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez meets with the President of Bolivia Evo Morales and the President of Argentina Néstor Kirchner in Tarija, Bolivia.^[14]
• 13 August: A scandal erupts in Argentina when a Venezuelan businessman is caught trying to smuggle US$800,000 into the country on a plane belonging to Enarsa, Argentina's government-owned energy company.^[15]
• 14 August: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, current First Lady of Argentina and candidate to become President of Argentina, announces Julio Cobos, the Governor of Mendoza Province as her running mate.^[16]
• 15 August: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentine presidential candidate, presents Julio Cobos as her running mate.^[17]

September

• 2 September: The United States men's national basketball team defeats Argentina 118–81 to win the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship, with both teams qualifying for the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[18]
• 8 September: Former President of Argentina Carlos Menem is charged with involvement in the illegal sale of weapons to Ecuador and Croatia.^[19]

October

• 9 October: Christian Von Wernich, a Roman Catholic priest and former police chaplain is sentenced to a life sentence for his role in torture, kidnapping and murder during Argentina's dirty war.^[20]
• 19 October: Rugby: Argentina's national rugby union team win the IRB World Cup Bronze final. Los Pumas defeated France, 34–10 in Parc des Princes.^[21]
• 23 October: An Argentine court initiates legal proceedings against former president Fernando de la Rúa for failing to prevent the deaths of five protestors during the December 2001 riots at the peak of the 1999–2002 economic crisis.^[22]
• 28 October: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of the Front for Victory, wife of incumbent president Néstor Kirchner, resoundingly wins presidential elections in the first round and becomes the first female president elected in Argentina. The second-placed candidate s another women, Elisa Carrió of the Civic Coalition.

November

• 12 November: Ceferino Namuncurá is the first indigenous Argentine to be beatified by the Roman Catholic Church. 100,000 people attend the ceremony in Chimpay.^[23]
• 22 November: Argentine defense minister Nilda Garré sacks the head of military intelligence, Brigadier General Osvaldo Montero, for plotting to replace her.^[24]

December

Deaths

• 11 February: Jorge Antonio, 89, Peronist party politician and business man.
• 16 February: Herminio Iglesias, 77, Peronist Party politician.^[25]
• 9 March: Juan Carlos Portantiero, 73, sociologist, renal failure.^[26]
• 13 May: Luis María Mendía, 82, naval commander.
• 20 May: TV journalist Mario Mazzone.^[27]
• 13 June: Néstor Rossi, 82, footballer, played in 1958 FIFA World Cup.^[28]
• 15 June: former world middleweight champion boxer Hugo Corro.^[29]
• 19 July: cartoonist and writer Roberto Fontanarrosa.
• 20 July: Golde Flami, 89, actress.^[30]
• 13 August: Roberto Maidana, 79, journalist, pneumonia.^[31]
• 3 September: Gustavo Eberto, 24, football goalkeeper for Boca Juniors, testicular cancer.^[32]
• 2 November: Jean Pierre Reguerraz, 68, actor.^[33]
• 13 December: journalist Victor Sueiro.
• 26 December: Raúl Bernao, 66, footballer, hepatitis.^[34]
• Date unknown
  • Fernando Sabsay, historian and teacher.

Sports

See worldwide 2007 in sports

• 20 January: The first Argentine major rivalry of the year was played between River Plate and Boca Juniors in Mar del Plata. The match ended in a 2–0 score in favor of River Plate.

See also

• List of Argentine films of 2007

Notes and References

1. News: Arrest of Isabel Peron signals willingness to reexamine era . Los Angeles Times . 25 May 1986 . 3 March 2012 . Patrick J. . McDonnell.
2. News: Americas | Warrant for ex-Argentine leader . BBC News . 16 January 2007 . 3 March 2012.
3. Web site: Los daños suman $50 millones, dice el intendente Félix . UNO MEDIOS . dead . Spanish . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929011324/http://www.unomendoza.com.ar/2007/01/29/nota137164.html . 29 September 2007 . 21 March 2012.
4. Web site: Incidentes en La Rioja: Maza se atrincheró y hay 2 gobernadores . Clarin.com . 14 March 2007 . 3 March 2012.
5. News: Mass protest over Argentina death . BBC . 9 April 2007 . Daniel . Schweimler . 22 March 2012.
6. Web site: Llegó el rompehielos Irízar a Puerto Belgrano . Lanacion.com.ar . 3 March 2012.
7. Web site: Página/12 :: Economía :: Todo lo que sube, puede bajar . Pagina12.com.ar . 13 April 2007 . 3 March 2012.
8. Web site: Con un mensaje de fuerte adhesión a Kirchner, Peralta confimó que asume mañana en Santa Cruz . Clarin.com . 10 May 2007 . 3 March 2012.
9. News: Buenos Aires sees rare snowfall . BBC . 28 February 2008 . 10 July 2007.
10. News: Brazil demolish Argentina to win eighth Copa America . https://archive.today/20120711065201/http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/brazil-demolish-argentina-to-win-eighth-copa-america/20070716-nxz.html . dead . 11 July 2012 . Brisbane Times . 28 February 2008 .
11. News: Taser subdues Chilean team member . TSN . 22 March 2012.
12. News: Argentina beats Czechs to win U-20 gold . TSN . https://archive.today/20120913025905/http://www.tsn.ca/story/print/?id=214328 . 13 September 2012 . dmy . dead . 20 September 2016 .
13. News: Chavez offers LatAm energy pact . BBC . 28 February 2008 . 8 August 2007.
14. News: Chavez tour ends in energy deals . BBC . 28 February 2008 . 11 August 2007.
15. News: Cash-Stuffed Suitcase Splits Venezuela and Argentina . The New York Times . 28 February 2008 . Alexei . Barrionuevo . 14 August 2007.
16. News: Argentina's Fernandez taps opposition governor as vice presidential running mate . International Herald Tribune . 28 February 2008.
17. News: Argentina running mate presented . BBC . 28 February 2008 . 15 August 2007.
18. News: U.S. Beats Argentina to Win Gold at FIBA Basketball Tournament . Bloomberg . 28 February 2008 . 2 September 2007.
19. News: Former Argentine president 'smuggled arms to Croatia' . ABC News Australia . 28 February 2008.
20. News: Priest gets life in jail for 'dirty war' crimes . News Limited . 28 February 2008 .
21. News: France 10-34 Argentina . BBC . 26 March 2014 . Rob . Hodgetts . 19 October 2007.
22. News: Argentine judge accuses ex-leader . BBC . 28 February 2008 . 23 October 2007 . Daniel . Schweimler.
23. News: Indigenous Argentine is beatified . BBC . 28 February 2008 . 11 November 2007.
24. News: Minister sacks Argentine spy boss . BBC . 28 February 2008 . 22 November 2007 . Daniel . Schweimler.
25. http://www.buenosairesherald.com/argentina/note.jsp?idContent=358364
26. Web site: Fallece el sociólogo argentino Juan Carlos Portantiero – El Universal – Cultura . El Universal . 3 March 2012.
27. Web site: Murió el periodista Mario Mazzone . Clarin.com . 20 May 2007 . 3 March 2012.
28. Web site: Xinhua – English . https://web.archive.org/web/20121009012339/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/14/content_6239591.htm . dead . 9 October 2012 . News.xinhuanet.com . 14 June 2007 . 3 March 2012.
29. Web site: Murió el ex boxeador Hugo Pastor Corro . Clarin.com . 16 June 2007 . 3 March 2012.
30. Web site: Falleció Golde Flami - 22.07.2007 . Lanacion.com.ar . 22 July 2007 . 3 March 2012.
31. Web site: En medio siglo, siempre llegó más lejos - 13.08.2007 . Lanacion.com.ar . 13 August 2007 . 3 March 2012.
32. Web site: Young Argentine soccer goalkeeper dies . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010075910/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-09/04/content_6658504.htm . dead . 10 October 2012 . News.xinhuanet.com . 4 September 2007 . 3 March 2012.
33. News: Newbery . Charles . Jean Pierre Reguerraz, actor, 68 – Entertainment News, Obituary, Media . Variety . 9 November 2007 . 3 March 2012.
34. Web site: Argentina mourns Bernao's passing . https://web.archive.org/web/20071228030948/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=665925.html . dead . 28 December 2007 . FIFA.com . 26 December 2007 . 3 March 2012.