2009 in Argentina explained

Events from the year 2009 in Argentina.

Incumbents

• President: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner^[1]
• Vice president: Julio Cobos

Governors

• Governor of Buenos Aires Province

• Governor of Catamarca Province

• Governor of Chaco Province

• Governor of Chubut Province

• Governor of Córdoba

• Governor of Corrientes Province

Arturo Colombi (until 10 December); Ricardo Colombi (starting 10 December)

• Governor of Entre Ríos Province

• Governor of Formosa Province

Gildo Insfrán

• Governor of Jujuy Province

• Governor of La Pampa Province

• Governor of La Rioja Province

• Governor of Mendoza Province

• Governor of Misiones Province

• Governor of Neuquén Province

• Governor of Río Negro Province

• Governor of Salta Province

• Governor of San Juan Province

• Governor of San Luis Province

Alberto Rodríguez Saá

• Governor of Santa Cruz Province

• Governor of Santa Fe Province

• Governor of Santiago del Estero

Gerardo Zamora

• Governor of Tierra del Fuego

• Governor of Tucumán

José Alperovich

Vice Governors

• • • • Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Alberto Balestrini Vice Governor of Catamarca Province: Marta Grimaux Vice Governor of Chaco Province: Juan Carlos Bacileff Ivanoff Vice Governor of Corrientes Province: Tomás Rubén Pruyas (until 10 December); Pedro Braillard Poccard (starting 10 December)
        • • • • • • • • • • • Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province: José Lauritto Vice Governor of Formosa Province: Floro Bogado Vice Governor of Jujuy Province: Pedro Segura Vice Governor of La Pampa Province: Luis Alberto Campo Vice Governor of La Rioja Province: Teresita Luna Vice Governor of Misiones Province: Sandra Giménez Vice Governor of Neuquén Province: Ana Pechen Vice Governor of Rio Negro Province: Bautista Mendioroz Vice Governor of Salta Province: Andrés Zottos Vice Governor of San Juan Province: Rubén Uñac Vice Governor of San Luis Province: Jorge Luis Pellegrini Vice Governor of Santa Cruz: Luis Martínez Crespo Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province: Griselda Tessio Vice Governor of Santiago del Estero: Ángel Niccolai Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Carlos Basanetti

Events

January

• 3–17 January – Dakar Rally
• 19–25 January – Tour de San Luis

February

• 16–22 February – Copa Telmax

March

• 26–17 March – Pan American Judo Championships

April

• 23–26 April – Rally Argentina

June

• 28 June – legislative election

July

• 8 July – Copa Libertadores Finals

August

• 22–23 August – South American Ski Mountaineering Championship
• 26–31 August – A heat wave hits Argentina

Deaths

• 31 March – Raúl Alfonsín, former President of Argentina^[2]
• 4 October – Mercedes Sosa, singer^[3]

See also

• List of Argentine films of 2009
• 2009 flu pandemic in Argentina
• 2009 TC 2000 season
• Argentina at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Notes and References

1. Book: Mendelevich, Pablo. El Final. 2010. Ediciones B. Buenos Aires. 978-987-627-166-0. Spanish. 283–292.
2. News: Raúl Alfonsín, 82, Former Argentine Leader, Dies . . 31 March 2009 . 13 July 2012 . Krauss . Clifford.
3. News: Mercedes Sosa, Who Sang of Argentina's Turmoil, Dies at 74 . The New York Times . 5 October 2009 . 13 July 2012 . Rohter . Larry.