1940 in Argentina

Events from the year '''1940 in Argentina'''

Incumbents

President: Roberto María Ortiz [Vice President of Argentina|President of Argentina|Vice President]: Ramón Castillo

Governors

Buenos Aires Province:
* until 7 March: Manuel Fresco
* 7 March-13 March: Luis Cassinelli
* 13 March-27 May: Octavio R. Amadeo
* 27 May-4 June: Carlos Herrera
* from 4 June: Octavio R. Amadeo
Cordoba: Amadeo Sabattini then Santiago del Castillo
Mendoza Province: Rodolfo Corominas Segura

Vice Governors

Buenos Aires Province: Aurelio Amodeo ; vacant thereafter

Events

February

Intervention of the Catamarca Province

March

Intervention of the Buenos Aires province

June

President Ortiz takes leave from work because of diabetes

August

Construction of the first airplane made in Argentina, a curtiss 75
Ortiz, during his leave from work, offers his resignation to the Congress amid a political controversy. The Congress does not accept it.

November

The Congress discusses a proposal for economic reactivation made by minister Federico Pinedo

December

Juan Tonazzi is appointed minister of War. He rearranges the top military personnel, promoting supporters of Agustín Pedro Justo

Date unknown

Radio El Mundo starts the radio drama Los Pérez García, which would last up to 1969

Ongoing

Argentina keeps a neutral stance in World War II, amid foreign pressure to join the war

Births

Deaths