2011 in Argentina explained
Events from the year 2011 in Argentina.
Incumbents
Governors
Eduardo Brizuela del Moral (until 10 December); Lucía Corpacci (starting 10 December)
Mario Das Neves (until 10 December); Martín Buzzi (starting 10 December)
Juan Schiaretti (until 10 December); José Manuel De la Sota (starting 10 December)
Gildo Insfrán
Walter Barrionuevo (until 10 December); Eduardo Fellner (starting 10 December)
Óscar Jorge (until 10 December); Celso Jaque (starting 10 December)
Miguel Saiz (until 10 December); Carlos Ernesto Soria (starting 10 December)
Alberto Rodríguez Saá (until 23 December); Claudio Poggi (starting 23 December)
Hermes Binner (until 11 December); Antonio Bonfatti (starting 11 December)
Gerardo Zamora
José Alperovich
Vice Governors
- Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Alberto Balestrini (until 10 December); Gabriel Mariotto (starting 10 December)
- Vice Governor of Catamarca Province: Marta Grimaux (until 10 December); Dalmacio Mera (starting 10 December)
- Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province: José Lauritto (until 10 December); José Orlando Cáceres (starting 10 December)
- Vice Governor of La Pampa Province: Luis Alberto Campo (until 10 December); Norma Durango (starting 10 December)
- Vice Governor of La Rioja Province: Teresita Luna (until 10 December); Sergio Casas (starting 10 December)
- Vice Governor of Misiones Province: Sandra Giménez (until 10 December); Hugo Passalacqua (starting 10 December)
- Vice Governor of Neuquén Province: Ana Pechen Vice Governor of Rio Negro Province: Bautista Mendioroz (until 10 December); Alberto Weretilneck (starting 10 December)
- Vice Governor of Salta Province: Andrés Zottos Vice Governor of San Juan Province: Rubén Uñac (until 10 December); Sergio Uñac (starting 10 December)
- Vice Governor of San Luis Province: Jorge Luis Pellegrini (until 10 December); Jorge Raúl Díaz (starting 10 December)
- Vice Governor of Santa Cruz: Luis Martínez Crespo (until 10 December); Fernando Cotillo (starting 10 December)
- Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province: Griselda Tessio (until 10 December); Jorge Henn (starting 10 December)
- Vice Governor of Santiago del Estero: Ángel Niccolai Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Carlos Basanetti (until 10 December); Roberto Crocianelli (starting 10 December)
Events
March
- Lucía Corpacci wins the elections for governor of Catamarca.
- The elections for governor of Chubut end in a technical tie; the candidate Carlos Eliceche denounced electoral fraud. Mario Das Neves, governor of Chubut, declines his candidature to the 2011 presidential elections.
- The judiciary of Suiza requests information about truck union leader Hugo Moyano. Moyano calls for a massive strike.
April
May
- Mauricio Macri declines his candidature to run for the presidency of Argentina, running instead for reelection as mayor of Buenos Aires.
- Cristina Fernández choose Daniel Filmus to run for mayor of Buenos Aires.
- A show of the rock band La Renga ends with a death caused by pyrotechnic flare.
June
- River Plate lost a two-ledged match against Belgrano, being relegated to the National B tournament. The second match ends with a massive riot at the Monumental.
July
Ongoing
Deaths
- January 4 - Gustavo Kupinski, 36, guitarist
- January 10 - María Elena Walsh, 80, musician, poet and writer
- January 12 - Clemar Bucci, 90, racing driver
- February 1 - Julio Barragán, 82, painter
- February 2 - Daniela Castelo, 47, journalist and radio host
- February 20 - Noemí Simonetto de Portela, 85, athlete
- March 5 - Alberto Granado, 88, Argentine-born biochemist and companion of Che Guevara
- March 10 - David Viñas, dramatist, critic, and novelist
- March 12 - Shifra Lerer, 95, Argentine-born actress
- March 20 - Néstor de Vicente, 46, footballer
- March 25 - Hugo Midón, 67, children's literature writer
- April 20 - Osvaldo Miranda, 95, actor
- April 30 - Ernesto Sábato, 99, writer and physicist
- May 6 - Rolo Puente, 71, actor
- May 8 - Carlos Trillo, 68, comic book writer
- June 22 - Carmelo Juan Giaquinta, 81, archbishop
- July 7 - José Carlos Martínez, 48, politician
- July 9 - Facundo Cabral, 74, singer
- August 1 - Florentina Gómez Miranda, 99, teacher and lawyer
- August 12 - Francisco Solano López, 83, comic book artist
- August 15 - Hugo Perié, 67, politician
- August 21 - Ezra Sued, 88, footballer
- November 24 - Antonio Domingo Bussi, 85, military
See also