2014 in Argentina explained
The following lists events from the year 2014 in Argentina.
Incumbents
Governors
Gildo Insfrán
Claudia Ledesma Abdala
José Alperovich
Vice Governors
- Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Gabriel Mariotto
- Vice Governor of Catamarca Province: Dalmacio Mera Vice Governor of Chaco Province: vacant
- Vice Governor of Corrientes Province: Gustavo Canteros
- Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province: José Orlando Cáceres
- Vice Governor of Santa Cruz: Fernando Cotillo
- Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province: Jorge Henn
- Vice Governor of Santiago del Estero: José Emilio Neder
- Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Roberto Crocianelli
Events
January
- January 24 - Restrictions enacted two years earlier on retail purchases of U.S. dollars were eased following a 15% drop in the Argentine peso days earlier.[1]
February
- February 8 - A truck and a bus collide in the Argentine province of Mendoza, killing at least 17 people and injuring more than 10 others.
- February 17 - The Vatican head of state, Pope Francis, renews his Argentine passport, reportedly asking not to enjoy any privilege.
March
April
- April 10 - Massive general strike led by Dissident CGT heads Hugo Moyano and Luis Barrionuevo, and Dissident CTA head Pablo Micheli.[4]
- April 22 - Broad Front UNEN, a center-left political coalition, was established following a convention in Buenos Aires' Broadway Theater.[5]
May
- May 1 - Siam Di Tella's manufacturing plant in the Buenos Aires suburb of Piñeiro, once the largest appliance factory in South America, was reopened by local household electronics maker Newsan after 28 years.[6]
- May 7 - Singer/songwriter Teresa Parodi was appointed the nation's first Minister of Culture following the president's decision to promote the Culture Secretariat to a cabinet-level ministry.[7]
- May 16 - Announcement made of a new species of Titanosaur discovered in Patagonia, the largest land animal found to date[8]
- May 29 - An agreement was reached with the Paris Club of creditor nations (the last remaining Argentine debt still in default besides bonds held by holdouts) on debt repayment totaling US$9 billion including penalties and interest.[9]
June
July
August
Deaths
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- January 14: Juan Gelman, 83, poet
- January 25: Emanuel Saldaño, 28, cyclist
- January 28: Jorge Obeid, 66, Senator from Santa Fe Province
- February 20: Jorge Polaco, 67, film maker
- March 9: Carlos Moreno, 75, actor
- March 14: Jorge Ibáñez, 44, fashion designer
- April 11: Alfredo Alcón, 84, actor
- April 12: Carlos Peralta, 50, Vice Governor of Río Negro Province
- April 13: Ernesto Laclau, 78, political scientist
- April 15: Eliseo Verón, 78, sociologist
- April 24: Ricardo Bauleo, 67, actor
- April 29: Norma Pons, 71, actress
- May 5: Eduardo Mac Entyre, 85, painter
- May 10: Carmen Argibay, 74, Argentine Supreme Court Justice
- May 10: Miguel Brascó, 87, food and wine critic
- May 10: Andrés Carrasco, 67, discovered adverse effects of glyphosate (Monsanto Roundup)
- June 3: Virginia Luque, 86, Tango singer
- June 9: Danilo Baroni, 92, former Governor of Chaco Province
- June 30: Alejandra Da Passano, 66, actress
- July 6: Rogelio Polesello, 75, sculptor
- July 6: Ernesto Ueltschi, 92, former Governor of Mendoza Province
- July 7: Alfredo Di Stéfano, 88, football forward
- July 9: Alberto Cassano, 79, nuclear engineer
- July 28: Iris Scaccheri, 64, choreographer
- July 30: Julio Grondona, 82, President of the Argentine Football Association
- July 31: Jorge Jacobson, 78, journalist
- August 7: Víctor Fayad, 59, Mayor of Mendoza
- August 9: Leonardo Moledo, 67, mathematician and writer
- August 12: Abel Laudonio, 75, boxer
- August 14: Mariana Briski, 48, actress
- August 16: Pascual Mastellone, 84, Chairman of La Serenísima
- August 20: Eduardo Moliné O'Connor, 76, former Supreme Court Justice
- September 4: Gustavo Cerati, 55, musician
- September 17: China Zorrilla, 92, actress
- September 21: Cecilia Cenci, 72, actress
- November 17: Omar Chabán, 62, nightclub owner
- December 21: Horacio Ferrer, 81, Uruguay-born poet and composer
See also
Notes and References
- https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303448204579340283199790264 Marketwatch
- Web site: Rome Reports . 2014-08-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810043345/http://www.romereports.com/pg156125-argentina-s-president-cristina-fernandez-kirchner-visits-pope-with-sprained-ankle-en . 2014-08-10 . dead .
- http://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201403/56692-cristina-inaugura-los-nuevos-edificios-del-aeroparque-porteno.html Telam
- http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/156651/kirchnerism-calls-today%E2%80%99s-strike-a-%E2%80%98lockout%E2%80%99 Buenos Aires Herald
- http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/157586/unenbroad-front-faces-infighting Buenos Aires Herald
- http://www.lmneuquen.com.ar/noticias/2014/4/30/la-presidenta-cristina-kirchner-encabeza-en-avellaneda-el-acto-inaugural-de-siam_223265 La Mañana de Neuquén
- http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/158834/cfk-creates-culture-ministry Buenos Aires Herald
- Web site: 'Biggest dinosaur ever' discovered . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230610073333/https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27441156 . 2023-06-10 . live .
- http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/165759/government-prepays-paris-club-as-a-sign-of-good-faith-over-default Buenos Aires Herald
- http://buenosairesherald.com/article/164256/vp-amado-boudou-files-appeal-against-corruption-indictment Buenos Aires Herald
- Web site: Germany Outlasts Argentina for the World Cup (Published 2014) . . https://web.archive.org/web/20140811013617/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/13/sports/worldcup/germany-vs-argentina-final.html?_r=0 . 2014-08-11 . live .
- http://www.dw.de/putin-signs-nuclear-energy-deal-with-argentina/a-17782006 Deutsche Welle
- Web site: Xi Jinping hails 'new horizons' for China and Argentina on visit to Buenos Aires . 2014-07-20 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230124222425/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1556670/xi-jinping-hails-new-horizons-china-and-argentina-visit-buenos-aires . 2023-01-24 . live .
- http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_edgy_optimist/2014/08/argentina_default_some_of_the_country_s_woes_can_be_blamed_on_a_new_york.html Slate
- Web site: The Muddled Case of Argentine Bonds (Published 2014) . . https://web.archive.org/web/20220124032800/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/25/business/rulings-add-to-the-mess-in-argentine-bonds.html?_r=1 . 2022-01-24 . live .
- http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/166107/new-york-judge-allows-payment--to-bondholders-based-in-europe- Buenos Aires Herald
- http://buenosairesherald.com/article/166359/grandmothers-president-recovers-grandson-taken-away-under-dictatorship Buenos Aires Herald
- http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/168499/cfk-presents-argentine-satellite-praises-%E2%80%98state-capacity-to-develop-technology%E2%80%99 Buenos Aires herald