Events from the year 1998 in Argentina

Incumbents President: Carlos Menem Vice President: Carlos Ruckauf

Governors Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Eduardo Duhalde Governor of Catamarca Province: Arnoldo Castillo Governor of Chaco Province: Ángel Rozas Governor of Chubut Province: Carlos Maestro Governor of Córdoba: Ramón Mestre Governor of Corrientes Province: Pedro Braillard Poccard Governor of Entre Ríos Province: Jorge Busti Governor of Formosa Province: Gildo Insfrán Governor of Jujuy Province: Eduardo Fellner Governor of La Pampa Province: Rubén Marín Governor of La Rioja Province: Ángel Maza Governor of Mendoza Province: Arturo Lafalla Governor of Misiones Province: Ramón Puerta Governor of Neuquén Province: Felipe Sapag Governor of Río Negro Province: Pablo Verani Governor of Salta Province: Juan Carlos Romero Governor of San Juan Province: Jorge Escobar Governor of San Luis Province: Adolfo Rodríguez Saá Governor of Santa Cruz Province: Néstor Kirchner Governor of Santa Fe Province: Jorge Obeid Governor of Santiago del Estero: Carlos Juárez Governor of Tierra del Fuego: José Arturo Estabillo Governor of Tucumán: Antonio Domingo Bussi

Vice Governors Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Rafael Romá Vice Governor of Catamarca Province: Simón Hernández Vice Governor of Chaco Province: Miguel Pibernus Vice Governor of Corrientes Province: Victor Hugo Maidana Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province: Héctor Alanis Vice Governor of Formosa Province: Floro Bogado Vice Governor of Jujuy Province: Vacant Vice Governor of La Pampa Province: Manuel Baladrón Vice Governor of La Rioja Province: Miguel Ángel Asís Vice Governor of Misiones Province: Julio Alberto Ifrán Vice Governor of Nenquen Province: Ricardo Corradi Vice Governor of Rio Negro Province: Bautista Mendioroz Vice Governor of Salta Province: Walter Wayar Vice Governor of San Juan Province: Rogelio Rafael Cerdera Vice Governor of San Luis Province: Mario Merlo Vice Governor of Santa Cruz: Eduardo Arnold Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province: Gualberto Venesia Vice Governor of Santiago del Estero: Darío Moreno Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Miguel Ángel Castro

Events January 6 January: United States President Bill Clinton officially designates Argentina as a major non-NATO ally.

April 12 April – The 1998 Argentine Grand Prix is held at Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez in Buenos Aires, and is won by Michael Schumacher.

September 12 September – The Argentina national rugby union team plays the first match in its tour of Japan and Europe.

Births 18 January – Lisandro Martínez, footballer

Deaths February 5 February – Eduardo Francisco Pironio, Roman Catholic cardinal (born 1920).

May 3 May – René Mugica, actor, film director and screenwriter (born 1909)

October 17 October – Antonio Agri, violinist, composer and conductor (born 1932)

See also

List of Argentine films of 1998

References