2013 in Argentina

Events from the year 2013 in Argentina:

Incumbents

• President: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner^[1]
• Vice president: Amado Boudou

Events

• 13 March – Jorge Bergoglio is elected the 266th pope^[2]
• 2–3 April – Flash floods in the Buenos Aires Province kill over 80 people.^[3]
• 18 April – The cacerolazo 18A takes place, attended by over 1.5 million people.^[4]
• 13 June – Two trains collide, killing at least three and injuring 315 people.^[5]

Deaths

• 17 May – Jorge Rafael Videla, President of Argentina (b. 1925)^[6]
• 15 June – José Froilán González, racing driver (b. 1922)^[7]
• 21 June – Ed Iacobucci, Citrix Systems co-founder (b. 1953)^[8]

See also

• Argentine legislative election, 2013
• List of Argentine films of 2013
• The road of the money K

References

1. Mendelevich, Pablo (2010). El Final (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Ediciones B. pp. 283–292. ISBN 978-987-627-166-0.
2. Pullella, Philip; Moody, Barry (13 March 2013). "Argentina's Bergoglio elected as new Pope Francis". Reuters. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
3. Gilbert, Johnathan (3 April 2013). "Dozens of Argentines Die in Flash Flooding". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
4. Larrondo, Ricardo (April 19, 2013). "Pocos se animaron a dar cifras" [Few people give numbers]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2013.
5. "Deadly train crash near Buenos Aires". BBC. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
6. Bernstein, Adam (17 May 2013). "Jorge Rafael Videla, ruthless Argentine junta leader, dies at 87". Washington Post. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
7. "First Ferrari winner Gonzalez dies aged 90". ESPN F1. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
8. "Citrix Systems co-founder dies in Florida". Yahoo! Finance. Associated Press. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.

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