2025 in Argentina
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Events in the year.2025 in Argentina
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]February
[edit]- 4 February – One person is killed in a wildfire in Mariano I. Loza, Corrientes Province.[1]
- 5 February –
- President Milei orders Argentina's withdrawal from the World Health Organization, citing “profound differences in health management", particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
- President Milei signs a decree banning gender-affirming care for people under the age of 18.[3]
- 15 February – President Milei orders an investigation into improper conduct following the collapse of the cryptocurrency $LIBRA, which he publicly promoted the previous day.[4]
- 20 February – President Milei orders two days of national mourning for the Bibas family, abducted by Hamas during the 7 October attacks in 2023 and who died in captivity in the Gaza Strip.[5]
- 25 February – President Milei appoints Ariel Lijo and Manuel García-Mansilla to the Supreme Court, bypassing the Congress during its summer recess.[6]
March
[edit]- 5 March – A blackout caused by the failure of a high-voltage power line hits parts of Buenos Aires, leaving more than 622,000 customers without electricity.[7]
- 9 March – Sixteen people are killed in Bahía Blanca following severe flooding.[8]
- 21 March – The United States imposes sanctions on former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and former planning minister Julio de Vido for corruption.[9]
- 24 March – The Milei administration announces the declassification of files from the Argentine Armed Forces relating to the 1976–1983 military dictatorship, along with all other documentation produced in different periods but related to the actions of the armed forces.[10]
- 25 March – President Milei orders the release and declassification of all official records concerning German Nazis who sought refuge in refuge in Argentina after World War II.[11]
- 31 March – Konstantin Rudnev, founder of the Russia-based Ashram Shambala sect, is arrested along with 13 followers in separate operations at Bariloche and Buenos Aires on human trafficking charges.[12]
April
[edit]- 3 April – The Senate votes to reject the appointment by President Milei of Ariel Lijo and Manuel García-Mansilla to the Supreme Court.[13]
- 6 April – A bus overturns in General La Madrid Partido, Buenos Aires Province, killing five people and injuring more than 20 others.[14]
- 10 April – A general strike is held in protest against President Milei's austerity policies.[15]
- 11 April – The International Monetary Fund approves a $20 billion loan to Argentina.[16]
May
[edit]- 2 May – A magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits the Drake Passage off the coast of Ushuaia, prompting tsunami warnings and evacuations in Tierra del Fuego as well as in parts of Antarctica and southern Chile.[17]
Predicted and scheduled
[edit]- 26 October – 2025 Argentine legislative election[18][19]
Holidays
[edit]- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 3–4 March – Carnival
- 24 March – Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice
- 2 April – Malvinas Day
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 25 May – First National Government
- 16 June – Martín Miguel de Güemes Day
- 20 June – Flag Day
- 9 July – Independence Day
- 18 August – General José de San Martín Memorial Day
- 13 October – Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity
- 12 November – National Sovereignty Day
- 8 December – Immaculate Conception Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Deaths
[edit]- 1 January – Leo Dan, 82, singer and composer.[22]
- 21 April – Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio), 88, pope (since 2013), archbishop of Buenos Aires (1998–2013).[23]
- 5 May – Luis Galván, 77, footballer (Talleres de Córdoba, national team), world champion (1978).[24]
Art and entertainment
[edit]- List of Argentine submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- List of 2025 box office number-one films in Argentina
- List of Argentine films of 2025
References
[edit]- ^ "After Patagonia, Argentina's northern prairies consumed by fires". France 24. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Argentina says it will withdraw from the World Health Organization, echoing Trump". AP News. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Argentina's president bans gender-affirming care for people under age 18". AP News. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Cryptocurrency promoted by Argentina's Milei crashes". France 24. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "Argentina to observe two days national mourning for Bibas brothers". France 24. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Argentina's Milei skirts Congress to seat a divisive judge in the Supreme Court". AP News. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ "A Buenos Aires power outage leaves over 600,000 customers without electricity". AP News. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ^ "Argentina mourns 16 killed in floods". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ^ "US imposes travel ban on former Argentine president over corruption charges". AP News. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
- ^ "Milei government pushes civil war narrative on coup anniversary". Buenos Aires Times. 24 March 2025.
- ^ "Government to declassify files on Nazis who sought refuge in Argentina post-World War II". Buenos Aires Times. 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Russian Cult Leader Nabbed in Argentine Human-Trafficking Swoop". The Moscow Times. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ^ "Argentine senate rejects President Milei's Supreme Court appointees in blow to libertarian leader". AP News. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Vuelco mortal en General La Madrid: ¿qué se sabe de las víctimas que viajaban a La Plata en el micro Vía Tac?". 0221 (in Spanish). 2025-04-07. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ^ "General strike against President Milei's austerity disrupts Argentina". AP News. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ "In key milestones for President Milei, Argentina secures IMF deal and ends most capital controls". AP News. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Evacuations in Chile and Argentina after tsunami warning". BBC. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "Why Milei Can't Lift Argentina's Currency Controls Any Time Soon". Bloomberg.com. 2024-10-16. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Argentina's Milei predicts 2025 election shakeup at party launch". Reuters. September 29, 2024.
- ^ "Argentina Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Holidays and Observances in Argentina in 2025". Time and Date. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Muere Leo Dan, cantante y compositor argentino, a los 82 años". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). 1 January 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Pope Francis has died, Vatican says in video statement". Reuters. 21 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ "Argentina's 1978 World Cup winner Galvan dies". France 24. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
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