1993 in Argentina
The following are events from the year 1993 in Argentina.
Incumbents
President: Carlos Menem[Vice President of Argentina|President of Argentina|Vice President]: ''Vacant''Governors
- Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Eduardo Duhalde
- Governor of Corrientes Province:
- *Claudia Bello
- *Ideler Tonelli
- 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.
- 11 January: Three buses collide in a fiery crash in Corrientes, resulting in the deaths of at least 55 people and injuring 70 others.
July
4 July: Argentina defeats Mexico 2-1 to win the 1993 Copa America and their fourteenth Copa America title.October
- 3 October: Legislative elections are held, with the Justicialist Party retaining a majority in Congress.
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.
Deaths
March
- 18 March - Carlos A. Petit, screenwriter
April
- 13 April - Isaac Rojas, naval admiral and politician, Vice President
June
2 June - Juan José Rodríguez, footballerJuly
- 18 July - Héctor Freschi, footballer
August
- 5 August - Francisco Rúa, footballer