2005 in Argentina

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Events during the year 2005 in Argentina.

Incumbents

Governors

Vice governors

Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Graciela Giannettasio
Vice Governor of Catamarca Province: Hernán Colombo
Vice Governor of Chaco Province: Eduardo Aníbal Moro
Vice Governor of Corrientes Province: Eduardo Leonel Galantini (until 10 December); Tomás Rubén Pruyas (starting 10 December)
Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province: Pedro Guastavino
Vice Governor of Formosa Province: Floro Bogado
Vice Governor of Jujuy Province: Walter Barrionuevo
Vice Governor of La Pampa Province: Norma Durango
Vice Governor of La Rioja Province: Luis Beder Herrera
Vice Governor of Misiones Province: Pablo Tschirsch
Vice Governor of Nenquen Province: Federico Brollo
Vice Governor of Rio Negro Province: Mario de Rege
Vice Governor of Salta Province: Walter Wayar
Vice Governor of San Juan Province: Marcelo Lima
Vice Governor of San Luis Province: Blanca Pereyra
Vice Governor of Santa Cruz: Carlos Sancho
Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province: María Eugenia Bielsa
Vice Governor of Santiago del Estero: Blanca Porcel
Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego: vacant

Events

January

11 January: The state fines power distribution companies and national water company on grounds of bad quality service, and reclaims unpaid fines and unfulfilled investment goals, for a total of more $50 million.
14 January: Ex-naval officer Adolfo Scilingo goes to trial in Spain accused of killing political prisoners during the Dirty War.^[1]^[2]
- AFJPs (private retirement fund administrators) and other major local investors accept the terms of the debt restructuring proposed by the state, exchanging all their public debt bonds (worth $15,000 million).

February

3 February: Avowed feminist and militant atheist Carmen Argibay is sworn into the Supreme Court.
11 February: At least eight people are killed during a jail riot in Córdoba. All hostages taken by the prisoners were later freed by police.^[3]
18 February: Catholic military chaplain Antonio Baseotto replies in harsh terms to statements by Minister of Health Ginés González García on abortion, starting a series of conflicts between the Church and the Argentine State.

March

7 March: In Spain, prosecutors of the case of Adolfo Scilingo request a prison sentence of 9,138 years.^[4]^[5]
10 March: Paul Schäfer, former leader of Colonia Dignidad community in Chile, is arrested accused of child sexual abuse. He had been on the run for 8 years.^[6]^[7]

April

1 April: The government of Argentina delays the restructuring of its debt by the exchange of old bonds for new because of a decision by a federal court judge in the United States that froze the processing of the old bonds in the possession of the Bank of New York pending a hearing before the appeals court.^[8]
19 April: A high court in Spain sentences Adolfo Scilingo, former Argentinian navy captain, for 640 years in prison for crimes against humanity during the Dirty War.^[9]
30 April: About 40,000 Argentinians and Uruguayans block the international Puerto Unzué-Fray Bentos bridge, protesting the planned building of two papermills on the Uruguayan side of the Uruguay River, citing environmental concerns.

June

14 June: The Supreme Court declares unconstitutional two laws that granted immunity to Dirty War human rights abusers.^[10]
15 June: The Serbian special war crimes tribunal asks the government to ask Argentina for extradition of Nebojša Minić, suspected of crimes against humanity in Kosovo in 1999^[11]

July

1 July: The People's Children National Movement, claiming an end to child hunger, close their 20,000-people march from Tucumán with a demonstration in Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires.

October

23 October: Legislative elections. Candidates sponsored by President Néstor Kirchner win in most districts including the key Buenos Aires Province, but lose in Buenos Aires City and Santa Fe Province.^[12]

November

4 November: Massive demonstrations against US President George W. Bush at the Fourth Summit of the Americas in Mar del Plata.^[13]
14 November: Buenos Aires mayor Aníbal Ibarra is impeached on accusations of negligence regarding the República Cromagnon nightclub fire of 2004.
24 November: Technicians and pilots of Aerolíneas Argentinas began a strike demanding pay rises. The strike lasts 9 days, strands 82,000 passengers and causes $10 million losses to the company.

December

6 December: The Fourth Summit of the Americas ends. Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela align against the U.S.-backed FTAA.
15 December: President Kirchner announces the anticipated cancellation of the public debt to the International Monetary Fund, for $9,810 million, in a single payment, with funds drawn from the foreign currency reserves of the Central Bank.^[14]
20 December: Piqueteros, leftist parties, labour unions, student groups and other NGOs march in Buenos Aires on the 4th anniversary of activists' deaths during the 2001 riots, asking for welfare subsidies, and denouncing the payment of the debt to the IMF.
21 December: Three government officers of the de la Rúa administration and six former senators are accused of participation in a scandal involving bribes to pass a labour law reform in 2000.
- Former governor of Corrientes Raúl Romero Feris is sentenced to five years in prison for misappropriation of state funds.
30 December: Environmental groups and other concerned citizens, supported by Entre Ríos governor Jorge Busti, block the three bridges that join the province with Uruguay, protesting the construction of two paper and wood pulp factories in Fray Bentos.

Deaths

28 January – Daniel Branca (b. 1951), comic artist.
17 February – Omar Sívori, 69, footballer.
24 February – Norberto Napolitano, Pappo (b. 1950), blues and rock musician.
13 April – Juan Zanotto, 69, comic book artist.
11 June – Juan José Saer (b. 1937), novelist.
18 June – Manuel Sadosky, 91, father of Computer Science studies and former Secretary of State of Science and Technology (1983–1989).
1 July – Guillermo Patricio Kelly (b. 1922), far-right militant and journalist.
31 August – Eladia Blázquez (b. 1931), tango singer and composer.
7 September – Nicolino Locche (b. 1939), boxer.
24 October – Ricardo Brinzoni (b. 1945), military officer, Argentine Army's Chief-of-staff.
11 November – Luis "Lucho" Olivera, 63, cartoonist.
11 November – Eduardo Rabossi, 75, philosopher and human rights activist.
20 December – Argentina Brunetti (b. 1907), actress and writer.

Sports

See worldwide 2005 in sports

8 June: the Argentina national football team qualifies for 2006 FIFA World Cup by beating Brazil 3–1 in Buenos Aires.
26 August: Vélez Sársfield wins the 2005 Primera División Clausura tournament, with one round still to play.
31 August: Boca Juniors wins the Recopa Sudamericana 2005 4–3 on aggregate over Once Caldas (Colombia).
14 December: Boca Juniors wins the 2005 Primera División Apertura tournament on the last round.
18 December: Boca Juniors defeats UNAM Pumas on penalty shootout for the Copa Sudamericana 2005.
21 December: Tennis player Mariano Puerta is suspended for 8 years for his second doping offense.

References

^ Trotta, Daniel (12 January 2005). "Argentine "dirty war" figure in genocide trial". Madrid. Reuters. Archived from the original on 7 February 2005.
^ "Spain tries Argentine ex-officer". BBC News. 14 January 2005. Archived from the original on 21 October 2005. Retrieved 20 December 2005.
^ Alonso, Viviana (11 February 2005). "RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Prison Riot Highlights Deep-Lying Problems". Buenos Aires. Inter Press Service. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
^ "Attorney Asks for 9138-YearSentence for Argentinean Torturer". Madrid. Prensa Latina. 7 March 2005. Archived from the original on 18 December 2005.
^ "Spain seeks 9,138-year jail term". BBC News. 7 March 2005. Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2005.
^ Ortiz, Fiona (10 March 2005). "German Fugitive Cult Leader Arrested in Argentina". Santiago. Reuters. Archived from the original on 13 March 2005.
^ Porteous, Clinton (11 March 2005). "Fugitive Chile cult leader held". BBC News. Archived from the original on 23 April 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2005.
^ "Delay to Argentina's record debt restructuring". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
^ "Former Argentine naval officer convicted of crimes against humanity". CourtTV. Archived from the original on 7 September 2005. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
^ Raszewski, Eliana (14 June 2005). "Argentine Supreme Court Revokes Immunity Laws, Clarin Says". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 11 September 2005.
^ McMahon, Colin (23 October 2005). "Fleeing past, meeting his death". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ Helft, Daniel; Raszewski, Eliana (24 October 2005). "Argentina's Kirchner Strengthens Grip on Congress (Update3)". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
^ "10,000 protest against Bush". The Guardian. 4 November 2005. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ Balch, Oliver (19 December 2005). "Goodbye and good riddance". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

[1] Trotta, Daniel (12 January 2005). "Argentine "dirty war" figure in genocide trial". Madrid. Reuters. Archived from the original on 7 February 2005.

[2] "Spain tries Argentine ex-officer". BBC News. 14 January 2005. Archived from the original on 21 October 2005. Retrieved 20 December 2005.

[3] Alonso, Viviana (11 February 2005). "RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Prison Riot Highlights Deep-Lying Problems". Buenos Aires. Inter Press Service. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

[4] "Attorney Asks for 9138-YearSentence for Argentinean Torturer". Madrid. Prensa Latina. 7 March 2005. Archived from the original on 18 December 2005.

[5] "Spain seeks 9,138-year jail term". BBC News. 7 March 2005. Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2005.

[6] Ortiz, Fiona (10 March 2005). "German Fugitive Cult Leader Arrested in Argentina". Santiago. Reuters. Archived from the original on 13 March 2005.

[7] Porteous, Clinton (11 March 2005). "Fugitive Chile cult leader held". BBC News. Archived from the original on 23 April 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2005.

[8] "Delay to Argentina's record debt restructuring". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2008.

[9] "Former Argentine naval officer convicted of crimes against humanity". CourtTV. Archived from the original on 7 September 2005. Retrieved 28 February 2008.

[10] Raszewski, Eliana (14 June 2005). "Argentine Supreme Court Revokes Immunity Laws, Clarin Says". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 11 September 2005.

[11] McMahon, Colin (23 October 2005). "Fleeing past, meeting his death". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

[12] Helft, Daniel; Raszewski, Eliana (24 October 2005). "Argentina's Kirchner Strengthens Grip on Congress (Update3)". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.

[13] "10,000 protest against Bush". The Guardian. 4 November 2005. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

[14] Balch, Oliver (19 December 2005). "Goodbye and good riddance". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

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v t e 2005 in South America
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v t e 2005 in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Middle America	Mexico
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Incumbents

Governors

Vice governors

Events

January

February

March

April

June

July

October

November

December

Deaths

Sports

See also

References