2024 in Argentina explained

See also: 2024 in South America.

Events in the year 2024 in Argentina.

Incumbents

• President: Javier Milei
• Vice President: Victoria Villarruel

Health emergencies

• 2024 dengue epidemic in Argentina

Events

January

• January 19: Argentina deports eight Ecuadorians, including relatives of gang leader José Adolfo Macías Villamar, who were arrested on 18 January amid the ongoing conflict in Ecuador.^[1]
• January 24: Tens of thousands of workers go on a 12 hour strike led by Argentina's largest union, in protest of president Javier Milei's policies.^[2]
• January 29: 600 hectares of forest are destroyed by fire in Los Alerces National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Patagonia.^[3]

March

• March 4: State news agency Télam is closed after 80 years and police surround its offices in Buenos Aires a week after president Milei threatened to close the agency, criticizing its alleged leftist positions.^[4]
• March 7: President Milei orders the deployment of federal forces into Rosario to combat drug-related violence following a request from Santa Fe provincial governor Maximiliano Pullaro.^[5]
• March 20: Argentina announces a charge against Venezuela before the International Civil Aviation Organization for allegedly violating the Convention on International Civil Aviation after President Nicolás Maduro banned Argentine aircraft from its airspace earlier this month amid traded accusations with President Milei.^[6]
• March 27: Argentina orders the deployment of at least two gendarmerie to the Argentine embassy in Venezuela, where allies of opposition leader María Corina Machado take refuge amid more confrontation between the two countries.^[7]

April

• April 5 – The Venezuelan government announces that it will give safe passage to Argentina to six aides of opposition leader María Corina Machado who are taking refuge in the Argentine embassy in Caracas.^[8]
• April 16 – Argentina and Denmark sign a 2.1 billion kroner ($300 million) deal for the sale of 24 Royal Danish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons to Argentina. No date for the F-16s to be handed over to Argentina has been announced.^[9]
• April 24 –
  • Argentina issues an arrest warrant via Interpol for Iranian interior minister Ahmad Vahidi in connection with the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires. Vahidi is currently believed to be in Sri Lanka.^[10]
  • Thousands of people protest in Buenos Aires against reductions in funding for universities made by President Milei.^[11]

May

• May 7 – The Central Bank of Argentina releases the highest banknote of the Argentine peso, valued at 10,000 pesos but with a conversion rate of only $11.^[12]
• May 9 – Unions launch a general strike against President Milei's planned reforms and budget cuts.^[13]
• May 10 – At least 90 people are injured after a seven-car passenger train collides with a locomotive in Palermo, Buenos Aires.^[14]
• May 21 – Spain recalls its ambassador in Buenos Aires after President Milei makes disparaging remarks against Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his wife Begoña Gómez during Milei's visit to the country.^[15]

June

• June 12 – Riots break out in Buenos Aires as the Argentine Senate votes 37-36 to provisionally approve President Milei's economic reform package.^[16]
• June 28 – The Argentine Chamber of Deputies votes to approve President Milei's economic reform package.^[17]

July

• July 1 – Bolivia summons its ambassador to Argentina after President Milei calls the recent 2024 Bolivian coup attempt "fraudulent" and implies that it was staged.^[18]
• July 8 – French rugby players Oscar Jégou and Hugo Auradou are arrested in Buenos Aires on suspicion of raping a woman while the French national rugby team was on tour in Mendoza.^[19]
• July 12 – Argentina formally designates Hamas as a terrorist organisation.^[20]
• July 14 – Argentina wins its 16th Copa America title following a 1-0 match against Colombia at the 2024 Copa América final held in Miami.^[21]
• July 15 – An A-4AR Fightinghawk attack aircraft of the Argentine Air Force crashes in Villa Reynolds Airport, San Luis. The pilot dies after ejecting from the plane at a low altitude.^[22]

August

• 2 August – Argentina recognizes Edmundo González as President-elect of Venezuela, becoming the third country to do so after the United States and Peru.^[23]
• 14 August – Former President Alberto Fernández is indicted on charges of making threats and causing bodily harm to former first lady Fabiola Yáñez.^[24]
• 16 August - The Argentine Federal Police dismantles an alleged Islamist terrorist organization planning attacks against Jewish community centers in Mendoza.^[25]
• 20 August - A Liberia-flagged ship on the Paraná River near Rosario is quarantined after suspected cases of mpox are detected on the ship. The Argentine Health Ministry subsequently activates an emergency protocol against mpox.^[26]

September

• 6 September – Venezuelan security forces surround the Argentine embassy in Caracas after several opposition members take refuge inside. Electricity is reportedly cut to the embassy with Vente Venezuela describing the situation as a siege.^[27]
• 23 September – A Venezuelan court issues arrest warrants against president Milei, his sister and adviser Karina Milei and Security Minister Patricia Bullrich over the seizure of a Venezuelan aircraft in Buenos Aires due to sanctions violations. The warrant is followed by an arrest order from a federal court in Buenos Aires against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello and several other officials for crimes against humanity.^[28]
• 24 September – President Milei proposes an "agenda of freedom" with economic, social, and foreign policies that directly contradict the United Nations' "Pact for the Future", which he calls a model to "repress, restrict and curtail" humanity's freedom and ineffective at preventing conflicts.^[29]
• 25 September – Extensive wildfires in Córdoba Province destroy 40,000 hectares (400 km²) of forests and farmland, including several farm structures, and kill large numbers of cattle.^[30]

October

• 2 October – A total solar eclipse occurs over the Argentine Patagonia.^[31]
• 3 October – President Milei vetoes a bill providing for secure funding for public universities and salary increases for faculty and staff amid nationwide protests.^[32]
• 16 October – Singer and former One Direction member Liam Payne dies after falling from the third floor of his hotel room in Palermo, Buenos Aires.^[33]
• 29 October – One person is killed and up to 11 others are reported missing in the collapse of a hotel in Villa Gesell.^[34]
• 30 October –
  • President Milei dismisses Diana Mondino as Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship following the country's decision to vote against the United States embargo against Cuba in the United Nations. She is replaced by Argentine ambassador to the US Gerardo Werthein.^[35]
  • A nationwide transport strike disrupts services of Trenes Argentinos, the Buenos Aires Underground, and Aerolineas Argentinas among other sectors.^[36]

November

• 9 November – Andrés Bracamonte, the leader of the Rosario Central ultras, is shot dead along with his deputy near Estadio Gigante de Arroyito in Rosario.^[37]
• 13 November – President Milei recalls the Argentine delegation to the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan.^[38]
• 14 November – Argentina casts the sole dissenting vote against a nonbinding resolution in the United Nations condemning violence against women and girls.^[39]

Deaths

• January 14 - Enrique Roizner, 84, drummer.^[40]
• January 15 - Jorge Griffa, 88, footballer (Newell's Old Boys, Atlético Madrid, national team).^[41]
• January 16 - Ottavio Dazzan, 66, Argentine-born Italian Olympic cyclist (1980).^[42]
• January 19 - Héctor Bidonde, 86, actor (La Rabona, Alma mía, Chile 672) and stage director.^[43]
• February 5 - José Delbo, 90, comic book artist (Wonder Woman, The Transformers).^[44]
• February 6 - Cecilia Gentili, 52, Argentine-born American actress (Pose) and LGBTQ activist.^[45]
• May 5 - César Luis Menotti, 85, former football player and head coach.^{[46] [47] [48]}
• May 24 - Santiago Omar Riveros, 100, general and convicted criminal.^[49]

Art and entertainment

• List of 2024 box office number-one films in Argentina
• List of Argentine submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Notes and References

1. News: 2024-01-20 . Ecuador: Argentina expels family of gang boss Adolfo Macías . 2024-01-20 . en-GB.
2. Web site: Misculin . Nicolás . 2024-01-25 . Argentine unions raise challenge to Milei with major strike, protest . 2024-08-07 . reuters.com.
3. Web site: 2024-01-28 . Honderden hectare aan Unesco-erfgoed in vlammen opgegaan in Argentinië . 2024-01-28 . nos.nl . nl.
4. Web site: March 4, 2024 . Argentine state news agency Telam shut after Milei threat . Reuters.
5. Web site: March 11, 2024 . Government sends federal security forces to Rosario to tackle drug violence . Buenos Aires Times.
6. Web site: Lejtman . Román . 2024-03-20 . Argentina enfrenta a Venezuela en Naciones Unidas por la decisión ilegal de Maduro contra los vuelos de Aerolíneas . 2024-03-20 . infobae . es-ES.
7. Web site: 2024-03-27 . Argentina enviará gendarmes a Venezuela para custodiar la Embajada en Caracas . 2024-03-28 . infobae . es-ES.
8. Web site: April 6, 2024 . Venezuela to allow safe passage to Argentina for Machado aides, government source says . .
9. Web site: 2024-04-16 . Argentina buys 24 of Denmark's aging F-16 fighter jets . 2024-04-16 . AP News . en.
10. News: 2024-04-24 . Argentina seeks arrest of Iranian minister over 1994 bombing . 2024-04-24 . BBC News . en-GB.
11. News: 2024-04-24 . Buenos Aires: Thousands protest against education cuts . 2024-04-25 . en-GB.
12. Web site: May 7, 2024 . Argentina introduces 10,000-peso banknote . France 24.
13. Web site: May 9, 2024 . Argentine workers launch general strike against Milei reforms, austerity . Reuters.
14. Web site: A train in central Buenos Aires strikes a boxcar on the track, injuring dozens . Associated Press . 11 May 2024.
15. Web site: Spain withdraws its ambassador to Argentina over comments made by President Milei . Associated Press . 21 May 2024.
16. Web site: June 13, 2024 . Buenos Aires rocked by clashes over Milei reforms. BBC.
17. Web site: June 28, 2024 . Argentine Congress seals 1st legislative win for President Milei after months of debate and protests . Associated Press.
18. Web site: July 1, 2024 . Bolivia summons Argentine ambassador after Milei brands attempted coup 'fraudulent' . .
19. Web site: July 12, 2024 . French rugby players suspected of assault in Argentina moved to western city for court appearance . .
20. Web site: July 13, 2024 . Argentina designates Hamas a terrorist group in show of support for Israel . .
21. Web site: July 15, 2024 . Argentina win record 16th Copa America in match marred by crowd chaos . .
22. Web site: 15 July 2024 . Un militar murió en un accidente aéreo en la provincia de San Luis . 16 July 2024 . MdzOnline . spanish.
23. Web site: Argentina Recognizes Venezuela Opposition Candidate As President-elect . 2024-08-03 . www.barrons.com . en-US.
24. Web site: 2024-08-14 . Alberto Fernández formally indicted for making violent threats, causing bodily harm . 2024-08-15 . Buenos Aires Herald . en-US.
25. Web site: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-08-16/argentine-police-thwart-alleged-terror-attacks-in-mendoza.
26. Web site: Magramo . Alex Stambaugh, Larry Madowo, Kathleen . 2024-08-20 . African health officials hopeful mpox shots will start within days as WHO says outbreak is 'not the new Covid' . 2024-08-21 . CNN . en.
27. Web site: Torres . Mauricio . 2024-09-07 . Venezuelan security forces surround Argentine embassy after opposition members take refuge inside . 2024-09-07 . CNN . en.
28. Web site: 2024-09-23 . Argentina seeks Maduro's arrest for crimes against humanity . 2024-09-24 . France 24 . en-GB.
29. Web site: September 24, 2024 . Argentina's Milei criticizes 'Leviathan' UN, pledges 'agenda of freedom' . .
30. Web site: September 25, 2024 . Cattle burn as 'monster' wildfires rage in Argentina ranchlands . .
31. Web site: 2024-10-03 . South America treated to rare 'ring of fire' eclipse . 2024-10-03 . France 24 . en.
32. Web site: 2024-10-03 . Argentina's Milei vetoes university budget after huge protests . 2024-10-03 . France 24 . en.
33. Web site: 2024-10-16 . Former One Direction member Liam Payne found dead in Buenos Aires . 2024-10-16 . Al Jazeera . en.
34. Web site: 2024-10-29 . One dead, a dozen missing in Argentina hotel collapse: authorities . 2024-10-29 . France 24 . en.
35. Web site: 2024-10-31 . Argentina's president fires his foreign minister after vote in favor of ending US embargo on Cuba . 2024-10-31 . Associated Press . en.
36. Web site: 2024-10-31 . Argentina hit by massive transport strike . 2024-10-31 . France 24 . en.
37. Web site: 2024-11-12 . Three sought over murders of Argentine football hooligans . 2024-11-12 . France 24 . en.
38. Web site: 2024-11-14 . At UN climate talks, nations big and small get chance to bear witness to climate change . 2024-11-16 . Associated Press . en.
39. Web site: 2024-11-16 . In Milei's latest drastic move, Argentina is sole UN holdout voting 'no' to ending gender violence . 2024-11-16 . Associated Press . en.
40. Web site: Destape . El . 2024-01-14 . A los 84 años y por un ACV murió el "Zurdo" Roizner, el baterista que tocó con casi todos . 2024-01-19 . www.eldestapeweb.com . es.
41. Web site: 2024-01-15 . Muere a los 88 años Jorge Griffa, histórico defensa del Atlético . 2024-01-19 . MARCA . es.
42. Web site: 2024-01-17 . Lutto - Il ciclismo piange Octavio Dazzan . 2024-01-19 . Federazione Ciclistica Italiana . it.
43. Web site: Falleció el actor Héctor Bidonde – Asociación Argentina de Actores y Actrices . 2024-01-19 . actores.org.ar.
44. Web site: Hazra. Adriana. Transformers Comic Book Artist José Delbo Dies. Anime News Network. February 6, 2024. February 9, 2024.
45. Web site: Phillips. Zoe G.. Cecilia Gentili, 'Pose' Actress and LGBTQ Activist, Dies at 52. The Hollywood Reporter. February 7, 2024. February 9, 2024.
46. Web site: La salud de Menotti hoy: fue operado y sigue internado. 7 May 2024. 3 April 2024. TyC Sports. es-AR.
47. Web site: Muere César Luis Menotti, exentrenador del Barcelona y de la Argentina campeona del mundo en 1978. El País. es. 5 May 2024.
48. Web site: World Cup-winning coach Menotti dies aged 85. BBC Sport. 5 May 2024.
49. News: Murió Santiago Omar Riveros, símbolo de la sangrienta represión en Campo de Mayo . Página 12 . 29 May 2024.