2020 in Argentina
# 2020 in Argentina

Events in the year 2020 in Argentina.

## Incumbents

* President: Alberto Fernández
* Vice President: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

### Governors

* Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Axel Kicillof
* Governor of Catamarca Province: Raúl Jalil
* Governor of Chaco Province: Jorge Capitanich
* Governor of Chubut Province: Mariano Arcioni
* Governor of Córdoba: Juan Schiaretti
* Governor of Corrientes Province: Gustavo Valdés
* Governor of Entre Ríos Province: Gustavo Bordet
* Governor of Formosa Province: Gildo Insfrán
* Governor of Jujuy Province: Gerardo Morales
* Governor of La Pampa Province: Sergio Ziliotto
* Governor of La Rioja Province: Ricardo Quintela
* Governor of Mendoza Province: Rodolfo Suárez
* Governor of Misiones Province: Oscar Herrera Ahuad
* Governor of Neuquén Province: Omar Gutiérrez
* Governor of Río Negro Province: Arabela Carreras
* Governor of Salta Province: Gustavo Sáenz
* Governor of San Juan Province: Sergio Uñac
* Governor of San Luis Province: Alberto Rodríguez Saá
* Governor of Santa Cruz Province: Alicia Kirchner
* Governor of Santa Fe Province: Omar Perotti
* Governor of Santiago del Estero: Gerardo Zamora
* Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Gustavo Melella
* Governor of Tucumán: Juan Luis Manzur

### Vice Governors

* Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Verónica Magario
* Vice Governor of Catamarca Province: Rubén Dusso
* Vice Governor of Chaco Province: Analía Rach Quiroga
* Vice Governor of Corrientes Province: Gustavo Canteros
* Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province: María Laura Stratta
* Vice Governor of Formosa Province: Eber Wilson Solís
* Vice Governor of Jujuy Province: Carlos Haquim
* Vice Governor of La Pampa Province: Mariano Fernández
* Vice Governor of La Rioja Province: Florencia López
* Vice Governor of Misiones Province: Carlos Omar Arce
* Vice Governor of Nenquen Province: Marcos Koopmann
* Vice Governor of Rio Negro Province: Alejandro Palmieri
* Vice Governor of Salta Province: Antonio Marocco
* Vice Governor of San Juan Province: Roberto Gattoni
* Vice Governor of San Luis Province: Eduardo Mones Ruiz
* Vice Governor of Santa Cruz: Eugenio Quiroga
* Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province: Alejandra Rodenas
* Vice Governor of Santiago del Estero: Carlos Silva Neder
* Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Mónica Urquiza

## Ongoing events

* COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina

## Events by month

### January

* January 18 – Fernando Báez Sosa, an 18-year-old law student, is beaten to death by a group of amateur rugby players in Villa Gesell; the case gained nationwide notoriety.

### March

* March 3 – The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Argentina: a 43-year-old man who had arrived two days earlier from Milan, Italy.
* March 7 – The Ministry of Health confirmed the country's first documented death of COVID-19, a 64-year-old man who had travelled to Paris, France, who also had other health conditions; the case was only confirmed as positive after the patient's demise.
* March 19 – A nation-wide lockdown was established in Argentina due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### May

* May 4 – New controls over the purchasing of American dollars by the Central Bank of Argentina came into force. The measures apply to both companies and individual savers.

### August

* August 30 – Earth observation satellite SAOCOM 1B launches from SLC-40.

### December

* December 30 – Abortion legalised by the Congress with 38 votes in favour and 29 against.

## Deaths

### January

* January 3 – Stella Maris Leverberg, politician and trade unionist (b. 1962).
* January 9 – Pampero Firpo, wrestler (b. 1930).

### February

* February 4 – Claudio Bonadio, federal judge (b. 1956).
* February 25 – Erico Spinadel, Austrian-Argentine industrial engineer (b. 1929).
* February 27 – Braian Toledo, javelin thrower (b. 1993).

### March

* March 10 – Marcelo Peralta, saxophonist (b. 1961).
* March 13 – Alejandro Betts, historian and political activist (b. 1947).
* March 20 – Amadeo Carrizo, football player (b. 1926).
* March 27
   * Roberto Alemann, politician (b. 1922).
   * Elvia Andreoli, actress (b. 1950 or 1951).
* March 28 – Nicolás Brizuela, musician (b. 1949).

### April

* April 1 – Mario Chaldú, football player (b. 1942).
* April 2 – Juan Giménez, comic book artist (b. 1943).

### May

* May 15 - Sergio Denis, singer and actor (b. 1949).
* May 25 – Ricardo Barreda, convicted mass murderer (b. 1936).

### July

* July 30 – Juan Ramón, singer and actor (b. 1940).

### November

* November 25 – Diego Maradona, footballer (b. 1960).
