2021 in Argentina
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Events in the year 2021 in Argentina.
Incumbents
- President: Alberto Fernández
- Vice President: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Ongoing events
Events
- 22 January – Germany rejects a claim that a request by Lufthansa Airlines to fly over Argentina en route to the Malvinas implies a recognition of them as Argentine territory. Lufthansa needs a new route to support a polar research expedition because the normal route has been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa.[1]
- 10 February – Argentina passes 2,000,000 confirmed cases and nearly 50,000 deaths related to COVID-19.[2]
- 18 February – Thousands demonstrate against gender violence following the murder of Ursula Bahillo, 18.[3]
- 19 February
- A federal court sentences eight sailors and police officers and a civilian in the trial of crimes against humanity perpetrated during the military dictatorship of 1976-1983 at the Navy Petty-Officers School (Esma). Among those convicted are former Navy officer Carlos Castellvi, police officer Raúl Cabral, and civilian Miguel Conde.[4]
- Ginés González García resigns as Health Minister after it is revealed he provided preferential treatment for COVID-19 vaccines to journaltist Horacio Verbitsky. Argentina has received only 1.5 million doses of vaccine for its population of 45 million. Two million have been infected and 50,000 people have died.[5]
- 24 March – Argentina leaves the Lima Group, criticizing the participation of Juan Guaido.[6]
- April 1 – COVID-19 pandemic: The National Institute of Statistics reports a steep increase in the poverty rates in 31 large cities, affecting 12 million people.[7]
- April 3 – Preident Alberto Fernandez, 62, tests positive for COVID-19 despite having received the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in January.[8]
Deaths
January
- 1 January – Carlos Escudé, political scientist and author (b. 1938).[9]
- 3 January – Raúl Baglini, politician, MP (b. 1949).[10]
- 4 January – Guillermo Rodríguez Melgarejo, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of San Martín (b 1943).[11]
- 10 January – Jorge Cupeiro[12] , 83, race car driver.
- 15 January – Vicente Cantatore, 85, football player (San Lorenzo, Tigre) and manager (Real Valladolid).[13]
- 16 January - Juan Carlos Copes, Argentine tango dancer, choreographer, and performer (b. 1931).
- 21 January – José Pampuro, 71, politician, Minister of Defense (2003–2005), General Secretary of the Presidency (2002–2003) and Provisional President of the Senate (2006–2011).[14]
- 23 January – Gabriel Ruiz Díaz , 45, bassist (Catupecu Machu).[15]
- 28 January - César Isella, 82, singer-songwriter (Los Fronterizos).
- 30 January – Alberto Neuman, 87, classical pianist.[16]
February
- 2 February - Julio Argentino Fernández, 75, agriculture production executive; heart disease.[17]
- 5 February – Ángela Sureda, 99, lawyer, academic and politician, Deputy (1989–1993).[18]
- 6 February – Osvaldo Mercuri, 76, politician, president of the Buenos Aires Province Chamber of Deputies (1989–1997, 2001–2005); COVID-19.[19]
- 7 February – Adrián Di Blasi, 54, journalist and sports writer; COVID-19.[20]
- 8 February – José Francisco Suárez, 80, referee, entrepreneur and gastronomic chef.[21]
- 9 February – Ivan Izquierdo, 83, Argentine-born Brazilian neurobiologist; COVID-19.[22]
- 10 February – Jorge Morel, 89, classical guitarist and composer.[23]
- 12 February – Jorge Ricci, 74, actor and playwright.[24]
- 14 February – Carlos Menem, 90, politician (Justicialist Party), President of Argentina (1989-1999), national senator (2005-2021).[25]
- 15 February
- Alberto Canapino, 57, racing car engineer; COVID-19.[26]
- Leopoldo Luque, 71, footballer (River Plate, Unión, national team), world champion (1978); COVID-19.[27]
- 17 February – Omar Moreno Palacios, 82, folk singer-songwriter, guitarist and gaucho; encephalitis.[28]
- 22 February – Élida Rasino, 65, politician; COVID-19.[29]
- 26 February
- José Guccione, 69, politician and physician, deputy (2011–2015); COVID-19.[30]
- Horacio Moráles, 77, Olympic footballer (1964).[31]
- 27 February – Gipsy Bonafina, 63, actress (Amapola) and singer.[32]
March to June
- 2 March – Carlos Sánchez, 68, humorist; cancer[33]
- 9 March – Agustín Balbuena, 75, footballer (Colón de Santa Fe, Independiente).[34]
- 12 March – Maximiliano Djerfy, 46, guitarist (Callejeros); cardiac arrest.[35]
- 26 March – Horangel[36] , 93, astrologist.
- 29 March – Carlos Busqued, 50, writer, radio producer, and engineer.[37]
- 23 April – Mario Meoni, 56, politician, minister of transport (since 2019), mayor of Junín Partido (2003–2015) and Buenos Aires provincial deputy (1999–2003), traffic collision.[38]
- June 9 – President Alberto Fernandez sets off a Twitter storm after saying, "The Mexicans came from the Indians, the Brazilians came from the jungle, but we Argentines came from the ships." He later apologizes.[39]
- June 11 – A study by the Cámara Argentina de Internet (Cabase) reveals that 32% of homes do not have fixed access to Internet. The figure falls to 50% in some provinces.[40]
References
- ^ "Germany rejects Argentina's claim on Falklands recognition". news.yahoo.com. Reuters. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Argentina supera los 2 millones de contagios de covid-19; ha habido casi 50.000 muertos | Video". CNN (in Spanish). February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "Thousands protest woman's murder in Argentina, demand justice". news.yahoo.com. AFP. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ Calloni, Stella (February 19, 2021). "La Jornada - Argentina condena a 8 ex represores por delitos de lesa humanidad". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Argentine health minister resigns amid vaccine scandal". AP NEWS. 19 February 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Argentina leaves Lima Group, says bloc's Venezuela policies have 'led to nothing'". news.yahoo.com. Reuters. March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ "Argentina sees steep climb in poverty due to coronavirus". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "Argentina's president tests positive for COVID-19". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. April 3, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ "Murió el intelectual Carlos Escudé". infobae.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Falleció Raúl Baglini". diariouno.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Fallece Rodríguez-Melgarejo, obispo emérito de la diócesis argentina de San Martín". religiondigital.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Murió Jorge Cupeiro, leyenda del automovilismo argentino (in Spanish)
- ^ Fallece el mítico entrenador Vicente Cantatore (in Spanish)
- ^ Murió José Pampuro, ex ministro de Defensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Falleció Gabriel Ruíz Díaz de Catupecu Machu (in Spanish)
- ^ È morto il pianista Alberto Neuman, allievo di Michelangeli (in Italian)
- ^ Falleció el empresario Julio Argentino “Tino” Fernández (in Spanish)
- ^ Muerte de Angela Sureda: "Despedimos con profundo pesar a una de las mujeres pioneras en la política provincial" (in Spanish)
- ^ Murió por coronavirus Osvaldo Mércuri, histórico dirigente peronista bonaerense (in Spanish)
- ^ Adrián Di Blasi. El relator falleció a los 54 años, afectado por el Covid-19 (in Spanish)
- ^ Falleció José “Pepe” Suárez, dueño del restaurante “Amigos” (in Spanish)
- ^ Em razão de pneumonia pós-covid-19, morre Iván Izquierdo, especialista em memória e reconhecido pesquisador latino-americano (in Portuguese)
- ^ R.I.P Jorge Morel. Watch Him Play Some of His Own Pieces and Arrangements
- ^ Falleció el actor y dramaturgo Jorge Ricci (in Spanish)
- ^ "Obituary: Former Argentine President Carlos Menem". news.yahoo.com. BBC News. February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ El automovilismo de luto: a los 57 años murió Alberto Canapino por coronavirus (in Spanish)
- ^ Murió por coronavirus el campeón mundial Leopoldo Jacinto Luque (in Spanish)
- ^ Murió Omar Moreno Palacios, un emblema del folklore surero (in Spanish)
- ^ La ex ministra de Educación provincial Elida Rasino murió de coronavirus (in Spanish)
- ^ Falleció por coronavirus José "Pepe" Guccione, subsecretario del Ministerio de Salud (in Spanish)
- ^ Falleció Horacio Morales, jugador de Unión en los 60 (in Spanish)
- ^ Murió la actriz y cantante Gipsy Bonafina (in Spanish)
- ^ "Murió Carlos Sánchez: el humorista tenía 68 años y enfrentaba un cáncer". infobae (in Spanish). Infobae. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ Murió el Mencho Balbuena (in Spanish)
- ^ Murió Maximiliano Djerfy, ex guitarrista de la banda Callejeros (in Spanish)
- ^ Murió el reconocido astrólogo HorangelTenía 93 años. Desde 1963 y hasta 2019, cada año publicó su libro "Predicciones Astrológicas" con el que vendió más de 30 millones de ejemplares en 46 ediciones (in Spanish)
- ^ Murió el escritor argentino Carlos Busqued (in Spanish)
- ^ Murió el ministro de Transporte Mario Meoni en un accidente automovilístico (in Spanish)
- ^ "Argentine president says Brazilians 'came from the jungle', sparking uproar". news.yahoo.com. Reuters. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ "El 32% de los hogares en Argentina no tiene acceso fijo a internet". infobae (in Spanish). Infoabae. Retrieved June 11, 2021.