2023 in South America explained

The following lists events that happened during 2023 in South America.

Incumbents

Argentina

See main article: 2023 in Argentina.

• President: Alberto Fernández (until 10 December), Javier Milei (from 10 December)
• Vice President: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (until 10 December), Victoria Villarruel (from 10 December)

Argentina claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica, the Islas Malvinas, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

Bolivia

See main article: 2023 in Bolivia.

• President: Luis Arce
• Vice President: David Choquehuanca

Brazil

See main article: 2023 in Brazil.

• President: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2023 – present)
• Vice President: Geraldo Alckmin (2023 – present)

Chile

See main article: 2023 in Chile.

• President: Gabriel Boric (since 2022)
• President of the Senate: Álvaro Elizalde (since 2022)
• President of the Chamber of Deputies: Raúl Soto (since 2022)

Chile includes the Juan Fernández Islands and Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean. It also claims Chilean Antarctic Territory.

Easter Island

Alcalde: Pedro Edmunds Paoa

Juan Fernández Islands

Alcalde: Felipe Paredes Vergara

Colombia

See main article: 2023 in Colombia.

• President: Gustavo Petro
• Vice President: Francia Márquez

Ecuador

See main article: 2023 in Ecuador.

• President: Guillermo Lasso (since 2021)
• Vice President: Alfredo Borrero (since 2021)

Guyana

• President: Irfaan Ali (since 2020)
• Prime Minister: Mark Phillips (since 2020)

The Essequibo territory is administered by Guyana but claimed by Venezuela. Tigri Area is disputed with Suriname.

Paraguay

See main article: 2023 in Paraguay.

• President: Mario Abdo Benítez
• Vice President: Hugo Velázquez Moreno

Peru

See main article: 2023 in Peru.

• • President: Dina Boluarte Prime Minister: Alberto Otárola (from 21 December)

Suriname

See main article: 2023 in Suriname.

• President: Chan Santokhi (since 2020)
• Vice President: Ronnie Brunswijk (since 2020)

Tigri Area is disputed with Guyana.

Uruguay

See main article: 2023 in Uruguay.

• • President: Luis Lacalle Pou Vice President: Beatriz Argimón

Venezuela

See main article: 2023 in Venezuela.

• President: Nicolás Maduro
• Vice President: Delcy Rodríguez

Venezuela claims Guayana Esequiba as part of its territory.

British Overseas Territories

• Monarch: Charles III (since 2022)

Falkland Islands

• Governor: Alison Blake (since 2022)

The Falkland Islands are also claimed by Argentina, which calls them Islas Malvinas (Malvinas Islands).

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

• Commissioner: Alison Blake (since 2022)

French Guiana

• President: Emmanuel Macron (since 2017)
• Prime Minister: Élisabeth Borne (since 2022)
• Prefect: Thierry Queffelec

Events

See also: COVID-19 pandemic in South America.

• January - Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva becomes the president of Brazil and a few days after this, there are many anti-Luiz protests. Luiz vows to punish the protesters^[1]
• 5 February — 2023 Ecuadorian constitutional referendum^{[2] [3]}
• 23 April – 2023 Paraguayan general election^[4]
• 1 May - Avianca Airways Cesna crashes in some forest in Colombia. The pilot and another passenger are killed. A mother and her children survive but the mother dies later. The children are found in the jungle many days later. This is known as the 2023 Colombia Cessna 206 crash.
• 14 October – An annular solar eclipse will be visible in the Western U.S., Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Brazil and will be the 44th solar eclipse of Solar Saros 134.^[5]
• 29 October – 2023 Argentine general election^{[6] [7]}

See also

• 2020s
• 2020s in political history
• Mercosur
• Organization of American States
• Organization of Ibero-American States
• Caribbean Community
• Union of South American Nations

Notes and References

1. News: Phillips . Tom . Downie . Andrew . 2023-01-09 . Brazil protests: Lula vows to punish ‘neo-fascists’ after Bolsonaro supporters storm congress . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-07-12 . 0261-3077.
2. Web site: Estas son las seis preguntas del referendo del presidente Lasso . 2022-12-13 . Primicias . es-MX.
3. Web site: Oñate . Sara . 2022-11-29 . Guillermo Lasso firma Decreto que convoca a referéndum . 2022-12-13 . El Comercio . es-EC.
4. Web site: El 30 de abril de 2023 Paraguay elegirá a su nuevo presidente. 2022-02-23. ultimahora.com. es-ES.
5. Web site: 14 October 2023 — Great American Eclipse (Annular Solar Eclipse).
6. Web site: Argentina's opposition wins legislative polls ahead of 2023 election. 2022-02-12. www.efe.com. en.
7. Web site: de 2021. 20 de Diciembre. Alberto Fernández volvió a pedir una PASO para 2023: "No voy a priorizar mi interés sino el del Frente de Todos". 2022-02-12. infobae. es-ES.