1993 in Argentina
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The following are events from the year 1993 in Argentina.
Incumbents
- President: Carlos Menem
- Vice President: Vacant
Governors
- Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Eduardo Duhalde
- Governor of Corrientes Province:
- Claudia Bello (until 6 February)
- Ideler Tonelli (From 6 February)
- Governor of Santa Cruz Province: Nestor Kirchner
- Governor of Tucumán Province: Palito Ortega
Events
January
- 6 January: Douglas Hurd becomes the first high-ranking British official to visit Argentina since the Falklands War.[1]
- 11 January: Three buses collide in a fiery crash in Corrientes, resulting in the deaths of at least 55 people and injuring 70 others.[2]
July
- 4 July: Argentina defeats Mexico 2-1 to win the 1993 Copa America and their fourteenth Copa America title. [3]
October
- 3 October: Legislative elections are held, with the Justicialist Party retaining a majority in Congress.[4][5]
December
- 30 December: The Argentine Senate passes a measure allowing President Carlos Menem and all future presidents to run for a second consecutive term. It also shortens presidential terms to four years and removes the requirement for the president to be Roman Catholic.[6]
Births
Deaths
March
- 18 March - Carlos A. Petit, screenwriter (b. 1913)
April
- 13 April - Isaac Rojas, naval admiral and politician, Vice President (1955–1958) (b. 1906)
June
- 2 June - Juan José Rodríguez, footballer (b. 1937)
July
- 18 July - Héctor Freschi, footballer (b. 1911)
August
- 5 August - Francisco Rúa, footballer (b. 1911)
See also
References
- ^ "Hurd upbeat in Argentina". Independent. 7 January 1993. p. A5. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "55 PEOPLE DIE, 70 ARE INJURED AS 3 BUSES CRASH IN ARGENTINA". Deseret. 11 January 1993. p. A5. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ Redacción (2020-05-25). "Copa América 1993". RSSSF. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
- ^ "Elecciones Nacionales ESCRUTINIO DEFINITIVO 1993" (PDF). Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2013.
- ^ "Recorriendo las Elecciones de 1983 a 2013". Dirección Nacional Electoral. Archived from the original on 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ Nash, Nathaniel C. (30 December 1993). "Argentine Senate Backs Menem on Second Term". The New York Times. p. A5. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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