2006 in Argentina
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January
- 3 January: Four years after defaultingDefault (finance)In finance, default occurs when a debtor has not met his or her legal obligations according to the debt contract, e.g. has not made a scheduled payment, or has violated a loan covenant of the debt contract. A default is the failure to pay back a loan. Default may occur if the debtor is either...
on its external debtExternal debtExternal debt is that part of the total debt in a country that is owed to creditors outside the country. The debtors can be the government, corporations or private households. The debt includes money owed to private commercial banks, other governments, or international financial institutions such...
, ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
pays its USD 9.57 billion debt with the International Monetary FundInternational Monetary FundThe International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
. - 24 January: VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
buys a further US$United States dollarThe United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
312 million of Argentina's national debt, adding to the US$1 billion already purchased. The government of Hugo ChávezHugo ChávezHugo Rafael Chávez Frías is the 56th and current President of Venezuela, having held that position since 1999. He was formerly the leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when he became the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela...
says that the scheme will further South AmericaSouth AmericaSouth America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
n integration. - 31 January: After a meeting with executives of the main supermarket chains, the government announces an extension of price agreements until the end of the year (aimed at containing inflation). http://www.clarin.com/diario/2006/02/01/um/m-01134318.htm
- Brazil and Argentina agree on trade barriers (exceptions to the free trade practices of Mercosur) to preserve local industries. http://www.clarin.com/diario/2006/02/01/um/m-01134334.htm
- Santa FeSanta Fe ProvinceThe Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
cancels its water service contract with Aguas Provinciales de Santa Fe, part of the French corporation Suez.
February
- 6 February: A protest of oil industry workers blocks Provincial Route 43 in Las Heras, Santa CruzLas Heras, Santa CruzLas Heras is a small city in the Patagonic province of Santa Cruz, Argentina. It is located 566 km north of the provincial capital Río Gallegos, and has a population of about 9,300 as per the ....
. A violent attempt to free an imprisoned protester ends up with a dead policeman. http://www.clarin.com/diario/2006/02/07/um/m-01137935.htm - 7 February: The National Food Safety and Quality ServiceNational Food Safety and Quality ServiceThe National Food Safety and Quality Service is an independent agency of the Argentine government charged with surveillance, regulation and certification of products of animal and plant origin and the prevention, eradication and control of diseases and plagues that affect them .SENASA formally...
announces the discovery of 70 head of cattle with foot-and-mouth diseaseFoot-and-mouth diseaseFoot-and-mouth disease or hoof-and-mouth disease is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including domestic and wild bovids...
in the San Luis del Palmar DepartmentSan Luis del Palmar DepartmentSan Luis del Palmar Department is a department of Corrientes Province in Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 16,513 inhabitants in an area of 2,551 km², and its capital city is San Luis del Palmar, which is located around 1,050 km from Capital Federal....
, CorrientesCorrientes ProvinceCorrientes is a province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by : Paraguay, the province of Misiones, Brazil, Uruguay, and the provinces of Entre Rios, Santa Fe and Chaco.-History:...
. Major buyers of Argentine meat (such as Chile, Russia, the European Union, Israel, Brazil and Uruguay) totally or partially suspend imports. Initial estimates are 250 million USD in losses for the Argentine meat export sector. http://www.clarin.com/diario/2006/02/08/um/m-01138309.htm - 12 February: A rainstorm causes large floodings in JujuyJujuy ProvinceJujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. The only neighboring Argentine province is Salta to the east and south.-History:...
, especially in the capitalSan Salvador de JujuySan Salvador de Jujuy , commonly known as Jujuy and locally often referred to as San Salvador, is the capital city of Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina. It lies near the southern end of the Humahuaca Canyon where wooded hills meet the lowlands....
and the cities of Palpalá and Libertador General San MartínLibertador General San Martín, JujuyLibertador General San Martín is a town in Jujuy Province, Argentina, and capital of the Ledesma Department, located on the National Route Nº34....
. Over the following days 1,300 people have to be evacuated, and 7 die. http://www.lanacion.com.ar/780608 http://www.lacapital.com.ar/2006/02/14/general/noticia_269672.shtml - 15 February: The Argentine branch of TelefónicaTelefónicaTelefónica, S.A. is a Spanish broadband and telecommunications provider in Europe and Latin America. Operating globally, it is the third largest provider in the world...
withdraws a suit for 2,384 million USD against Argentina at the CIADI (associated with the World BankWorld Bank GroupThe World Bank Group is a family of five international organizations that makes leveraged loans, generally to poor countries.The Bank came into formal existence on 27 December 1945 following international ratification of the Bretton Woods agreements, which emerged from the United Nations Monetary...
) and announces 300 million USD in investments for 2006. http://www.clarin.com/diario/2006/02/15/um/m-01142377.htm- The EUEuropean UnionThe European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
announces it will only restrict Argentine meat imports from the parts of Corrientes where foot-and-mouth disease was found. http://www.clarin.com/diario/2006/02/15/um/m-01142501.htm
- The EU
March
- 7 March: Mayor of Buenos Aires, Aníbal IbarraAníbal IbarraAníbal Ibarra is an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as mayor of Buenos Aires from 2000 to 2006.-Biography:Ibarra was born in Lomas de Zamora, a district located in the southern region of Greater Buenos Aires. His father was a Paraguayan member of the PLRA who left his country during the...
, is removed from office by an impeachment jury on accusations related to the República Cromagnon nightclub fireRepública Cromagnon nightclub fireRepública Cromañón was a nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina.On 30 December 2004, a fire broke out in the club, killing 194 people and injuring 714 others. The venue was playing host to rock group Callejeros and around 3,000 people were in attendance...
. (ABC News) - 8 March: After several weeks of persistent rises in the cost of red meat, the Minister of Economy announces a suspension of most beef exports2006 Argentine restriction of beef exportsArgentina is one of the world's largest producers of beef. It is also the third-largest exporter , and has the world's highest consumption rate...
for 180 days, attempting to increase internal offer. (Reuters) - 8 March: An Argentine military aircraft crashes after take off from El Alto International AirportEl Alto International AirportEl Alto International Airport is an international airport located south west of La Paz, La Paz Department, Bolivia.The airport is located in the city of El Alto and has served since the first half of the 20th century, but was modernized in the late 1960s, when its runway was lengthened and a new...
in La Paz, Bolivia, killing all six people on board. The aircraft was a Learjet 35A. - 13 March: The ice bridge of the Perito Moreno GlacierPerito Moreno GlacierThe Perito Moreno Glacier is a glacier located in the Los Glaciares National Park in the south west of Santa Cruz province, Argentina. It is one of the most important tourist attractions in the Argentine Patagonia....
ruptures approximately at 11 p.m., after several days of minor activity that attracted thousands of tourists. (La Nación, Daily Mail) - 15 March: Governor of Santa Cruz, Sergio Acevedo, resigns "for personal reasons" in the midst of a scandal over illegal detention of oil union workers. (La Nación)
- 19 March: Top officers of the Navy are found to be involved in a vast espionage operation that included dossiers on Minister of Defense Nilda Garré, her children and their regular activities, personal information on the President, data on social activists, etc., as well as files related to the last dictatorship that the Navy had previously denied to possess. The President orders the removal of several officers and shuts off the whole Intelligence Division of the Navy. (Página/12, La Nación, Clarín)
- 21 March: The Environmental Assembly of Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, lifts the blockade of Route 136 that leads to Uruguay, which had started 45 days before in protest for the installation of cellulose plants on the Uruguay RiverCellulose plant conflict between Argentina and UruguayThe pulp mill dispute was a dispute in South America between Argentina and Uruguay concerning the construction of pulp mills on the Uruguay River. The presidents at the time were Néstor Kirchner and Tabaré Vázquez...
. (La Nación)- The national government cancels the concession with Aguas Argentinas (of the Suez Group) for the provision of water to Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, over low quality of services and other contractual breaches. (Clarín)
- 24 March: Events throughout the country commemorate the 30th anniversary of the coup d'état that started the military dictatorship of the Proceso de Reorganización Nacional. The date is a public holiday since this year.
- Declassified documents in the U.S. reveal that the Argentine military acknowledged 22,000 kidnappings and/or killings between 1975 and mid-1978. (La Nación)
April
- 3 April: The government of Buenos Aires City shuts down 18 clandestine clothing sweatshopSweatshopSweatshop is a negatively connoted term for any working environment considered to be unacceptably difficult or dangerous. Sweatshop workers often work long hours for very low pay, regardless of laws mandating overtime pay or a minimum wage. Child labour laws may be violated. Sweatshops may have...
s that employed around 300 BoliviaBoliviaBolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
n immigrants under conditions of near-slaverySlaverySlavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to demand compensation...
, following widespread accusations. (La Nación)- The city of Tartagal, SaltaTartagal, SaltaTartagal is a city in the north of the , 365 km from the provincial capital. It has over 60,000 inhabitants as per the , and it is the head town of the General José de San Martín Department...
, becomes practically isolated from the rest of the province after weeks of increased rainfall cause the Tartagal RiverTartagal RiverThe Tartagal River is a river in the north of the province of Salta, Argentina. It crosses the city of Tartagal, in the San Martín Department, flowing west–east along with many smaller streams, and finally vanishing into a wetland...
to destroy or severely damage access roads and bridges. (La Nación)
- The city of Tartagal, Salta
- 20 April: Around 60% of the population of San Salvador de JujuySan Salvador de JujuySan Salvador de Jujuy , commonly known as Jujuy and locally often referred to as San Salvador, is the capital city of Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina. It lies near the southern end of the Humahuaca Canyon where wooded hills meet the lowlands....
(some 200,000 inhabitants) are left without water by the collapse of a master pipe. The city government delivers bottled waterBottled waterBottled water is drinking water packaged in plastic or glass water bottles. Bottled water may be carbonated or not...
to affected neighbourhoods. (La Nación) - 24 April: A collision between a passenger bus and a truck kills 10 people, members of two different families, in Marcos PazMarcos PazMarcos Paz was Governor of Córdoba and Tucumán Provinces, an Argentine Senator, and Vice President of Argentina from October 12, 1862 until his death in 1868.-Biography:...
, Argentina. - 30 April: The water service starts to return to San Salvador de Jujuy after 9 days. (Clarín)
May
- 4 May: Argentina accuses Uruguay, before the International Court of Justice, of violating the Uruguay River Statute by unilaterally authorizing the construction of two cellulose plants on its shore. (La Nación)
- 8 May: The national government announces the opening of bids for the construction of a high-speed railwayBuenos Aires-Rosario-Córdoba high-speed railwayThe Buenos Aires–Rosario–Córdoba high-speed railway is a project designed to link the Argentine cities of Buenos Aires, Rosario and Córdoba through a high-speed rail network. The plan, announced by President Néstor Kirchner during a press conference at the Casa Rosada on 26 April 2006, would be...
that will link Buenos AiresBuenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, RosarioRosarioRosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....
and CórdobaCórdoba, ArgentinaCórdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...
by 2009. (Clarín, La Capital, La Voz del Interior) - 23 May: Agricultural and livestock producers of La PampaLa Pampa ProvinceLa Pampa is a sparsely populated province of Argentina, located in the Pampas in the center of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise San Luis, Córdoba, Buenos Aires, Río Negro, Neuquén and Mendoza.-History:...
protest the national government's measures restricting exports of beef2006 Argentine restriction of beef exportsArgentina is one of the world's largest producers of beef. It is also the third-largest exporter , and has the world's highest consumption rate...
and grains with a 1,600-vehicle parade down the streets of the capital Santa RosaSanta Rosa, ArgentinaSanta Rosa is a city in the Argentine Pampas, and the capital of La Pampa Province, Argentina. It lies on the east of the province, on the shore of the Don Tomás Lagoon, at the intersection of National Routes 5 and 35. The city and its surroundings hold 102,610 inhabitants , around a third of the...
and a 2,500-people assembly. (Clarín) - 25 May: Celebration of the 196th anniversary of the May RevolutionMay RevolutionThe May Revolution was a week-long series of events that took place from May 18 to 25, 1810, in Buenos Aires, capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, a Spanish colony that included roughly the territories of present-day Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay...
. Before some 100,000 people gathered at the Plaza de MayoPlaza de MayoThe Plaza de Mayo is the main square in downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is flanked by Hipólito Yrigoyen, Balcarce, Rivadavia and Bolívar streets....
, President Kirchner assesses the achievements of the 3rd year of his administration, avoiding partisan discourse. (Clarín, La Nación, Página/12) - 26 May: The Ministry of Economy partially lifts the beef export ban2006 Argentine restriction of beef exportsArgentina is one of the world's largest producers of beef. It is also the third-largest exporter , and has the world's highest consumption rate...
set in March, allowing for a quota for June–November equivalent to 40% of the exports of the same period in 2005. (La Nación)- After large losses during the week due to fears that the U.S. Federal Reserve would raise interest rates, the MERVALMERVALThe MERVAL Index is the most important index of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange. It is a price-weighted index, calculated as the market value of a portfolio of stocks selected based on their market share, number of transactions and quotation price...
index of the Buenos Aires Stock ExchangeBuenos Aires Stock ExchangeThe Buenos Aires Stock Exchange is the organization responsible for the operation of Argentina's primary stock exchange located at Buenos Aires CBD. Founded in 1854, is the successor of the Banco Mercantil, created in 1822 by Bernardino Rivadavia.Citing BCBA's self definition: "It is a...
rebounds, going up by more than 6%. (La Nación)
- After large losses during the week due to fears that the U.S. Federal Reserve would raise interest rates, the MERVAL
June
- 21 June - 26 June: Truckers boycott Chinese-owned stores2006 Argentine truckers' boycott of Chinese store-ownersIn June 2006 the truckers union of Argentina boycotted supermarkets owned by Chinese people in retaliation for the attack of a trucker by a store-owner....
after a truck driver is shot by a store manager - 21 June: The trial begins of Miguel EtchecolatzMiguel EtchecolatzMiguel Osvaldo Etchecolatz is a former senior Argentine police officer, who worked in the Buenos Aires Provincial Police during the first years of the military dictatorship. Etchecolatz was an active participant in the "anti-subversion operation" known as the National Reorganization Process...
, a former senior police officer accused of murder, torture and forced disappearanceForced disappearanceIn international human rights law, a forced disappearance occurs when a person is secretly abducted or imprisoned by a state or political organization or by a third party with the authorization, support, or acquiescence of a state or political organization, followed by a refusal to acknowledge the...
during the Dirty WarDirty WarThe Dirty War was a period of state-sponsored violence in Argentina from 1976 until 1983. Victims of the violence included several thousand left-wing activists, including trade unionists, students, journalists, Marxists, Peronist guerrillas and alleged sympathizers, either proved or suspected... - 29 June: Argentina agrees to accept a 56% increase in the price of natural gasNatural gasNatural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
imported from BoliviaBoliviaBolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
, to 5 USD per million BTUBritish thermal unitThe British thermal unit is a traditional unit of energy equal to about 1055 joules. It is approximately the amount of energy needed to heat of water, which is exactly one tenth of a UK gallon or about 0.1198 US gallons, from 39°F to 40°F...
until 31 December 2006, and then to be re-calculated. Bolivia promises to increase exports, eventually to reach 27.7 million m³. The agreement states that Argentina must use the gas for internal consumption only, ostensibly because Bolivia does not want it to be sold to ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. (La Nación)
July
- 2 July: Sudden ice thawing and massive rain on the course of the rivers Grande and Turbio cause floodings in Tierra del FuegoTierra del Fuego Province (Argentina)Tierra del Fuego is an Argentine province entirely separated from mainland Argentina by the Strait of Magellan. It includes:* The eastern part of the Isla Grande of Tierra del Fuego archipelago and the Staten Island.* Argentina's claims to the Falkland Islands and to...
, damaging parts of National Route 3National Route 3 (Argentina)Ruta Nacional 3 is an Argentine highway, stretching from the eastern side of the country in Buenos Aires, crossing the provinces of Buenos Aires, Río Negro, Chubut Province, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego...
and leaving 65,000 people in Río GrandeRío Grande, Tierra del Fuego-External links:* * * *...
without drinking water. (La Nación)- The Argentine government calls the UK's decision to grant broad 25-year fishing licenses to FalklandersFalkland IslandsThe Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...
"illicit and unilateral", since the area is "subject to a sovereignty controversy". (La Nación)
- The Argentine government calls the UK's decision to grant broad 25-year fishing licenses to Falklanders
- 20 July: The Summit of the Mercosur starts in CórdobaCórdoba, ArgentinaCórdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...
, for the first time with Venezuela as a full member, and with the presence of invited presidents Michelle BacheletMichelle BacheletVerónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria is a Social Democrat politician who was President of Chile from 11 March 2006 to 11 March 2010. She was the first woman president of her country...
(Chile), Evo MoralesEvo MoralesJuan Evo Morales Ayma , popularly known as Evo , is a Bolivian politician and activist, currently serving as the 80th President of Bolivia, a position that he has held since 2006. He is also the leader of both the Movement for Socialism party and the cocalero trade union...
(Bolivia) and Fidel CastroFidel CastroFidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011...
(Cuba). (Clarín) - 22 July: Agricultural and livestock farmers go on strike, to last four days, against national government policies (lack of a development/assistance plan, exports taxes and restrictions, etc.). (Clarín)
- 24 July: The government launches a plan to expand the stock of cattle by 20% in 4 years, with subsidized credit and tax exemptions for farmers worth nearly 900 million pesos ($290/€225 million). (Clarín)
- 25 July: Argentina raises export taxes for natural gas from 20 to 45% and over a higher price, set by an agreement with Bolivia, in turn sharply increasing costs of imported gas for Chile. (La Nación)
- 26 July: A strong, unexpected 20-minute hailHailHail is a form of solid precipitation. It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is referred to as a hail stone. Hail stones on Earth consist mostly of water ice and measure between and in diameter, with the larger stones coming from severe thunderstorms...
storm in the Buenos Aires area leaves 15 wounded, hundreds of broken windows, and damage to thousands of vehicles. (Clarín, La Nación) - 29 July: Union and business leaders negotiate a raise of the minimum monthly wage from 630 to 800 pesos ($260, €200) in three steps, ending in November. (Clarín)
- A fire in a transformerTransformerA transformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another through inductively coupled conductors—the transformer's coils. A varying current in the first or primary winding creates a varying magnetic flux in the transformer's core and thus a varying magnetic field...
station causes a blackoutPower outageA power outage is a short- or long-term loss of the electric power to an area.There are many causes of power failures in an electricity network...
in Buenos Aires City, initially leaving 228,000 without power. (Clarín)
- A fire in a transformer
August
- 4 August: Julio Simón (aka El Turco Julián) becomes the first Dirty WarDirty WarThe Dirty War was a period of state-sponsored violence in Argentina from 1976 until 1983. Victims of the violence included several thousand left-wing activists, including trade unionists, students, journalists, Marxists, Peronist guerrillas and alleged sympathizers, either proved or suspected...
criminal to be punished by law after the repeal of the Due ObedienceLey de Obediencia DebidaLey de Obediencia Debida was a law passed by the National Congress of Argentina after the end of the military dictatorship of the Proceso de Reorganización Nacional . Formally, this law is referred to by number Ley de Obediencia Debida (Spanish, Law of Due Obedience) was a law passed by the...
and Full StopLey de Punto FinalLey de Punto Final was a law passed by the National Congress of Argentina after the end of the military dictatorship of the Proceso de Reorganización Nacional . Formally, this law is referred to by number Ley de Punto Final (Spanish, roughly translated Full Stop Law) was a law passed by the...
laws. (La Nación) - 5 August: An earthquake2006 Mendoza earthquakeThe 2006 Mendoza earthquake was a medium-intensity seismic movement in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. It took place at 11:03 AM on 5 August 2006, and had a magnitude of 5.7 in the Richter scale...
of magnitude 5.7 in the Richter scaleRichter magnitude scaleThe expression Richter magnitude scale refers to a number of ways to assign a single number to quantify the energy contained in an earthquake....
, with its epicenter in Barrancas, 25 km from Mendoza City and the strongest in 20 years in the area, is felt in Mendoza, La Rioja, San Juan and Córdoba. A magnitude 3.7 earthquake happens the next day in the same area. Together they cause minor or moderate damage to about 600 buildings and injuries to several people. (La Nación, La Nación) - 10 August: The Senate passes a law that authorizes the performance of tubal ligationTubal ligationTubal ligation or tubectomy is a surgical procedure for sterilization in which a woman's fallopian tubes are clamped and blocked, or severed and sealed, either method of which prevents eggs from reaching the uterus for fertilization...
and vasectomyVasectomyVasectomy is a surgical procedure for male sterilization and/or permanent birth control. During the procedure, the vasa deferentia of a man are severed, and then tied/sealed in a manner such to prevent sperm from entering into the seminal stream...
without the need of medical reasons or spousal consent. The law mandates that surgical sterilization be done without charge in public hospitals and that it be included in labor union and private health insurance plans. (Clarín, Página/12, La Nación)
September
- 18 September: Argentina and Paraguay agree to settle Paraguay's debt of $11,000 million for the joint Yaciretá damYaciretá DamThe Yacyretá Dam or Hydroelectric Power Station Jasyretâ-Apipé is a dam and hydroelectric power plant built over the waterfalls of Jasyretâ-Apipé in the Paraná River, between the Argentine Province of Corrientes and the Paraguayan City of Ayolas. The dam is named for Yacyretâ Island just upstream,...
project. Paraguay will pay using its share of hydroelectricity, at the rate of 8,000 GW per year for 40 years. http://www.lanacion.com.ar/841537
October
- 5 October: The Senate passes a law that makes sex educationSex educationSex education refers to formal programs of instruction on a wide range of issues relating to human sexuality, including human sexual anatomy, sexual reproduction, sexual intercourse, reproductive health, emotional relations, reproductive rights and responsibilities, abstinence, contraception, and...
compulsory in all schools, private and public, starting at the initial level (5 years of age), to be implemented by each establishment respecting "its institutional body of ideas and the convictions of its members". (Clarín) - 13 October: Cellulose plant conflictCellulose plant conflict between Argentina and UruguayThe pulp mill dispute was a dispute in South America between Argentina and Uruguay concerning the construction of pulp mills on the Uruguay River. The presidents at the time were Néstor Kirchner and Tabaré Vázquez...
: Demonstrators again block border crossings between Argentina and UruguayUruguayUruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
after the World BankWorld BankThe World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
announces its decision to continue funding the disputed paper millPaper millA paper mill is a factory devoted to making paper from vegetable fibres such as wood pulp, old rags and other ingredients using a Fourdrinier machine or other type of paper machine.- History :...
s. - 25 October: Argentine prosecutors formally charge the IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian government and the LebaneseLebanonLebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
militiaMilitiaThe term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. It is a polyseme with...
Hezbollah over the 1994 bombingAMIA BombingThe AMIA bombing was an attack on the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina building in Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994, that killed 85 people and injured hundreds. It was Argentina's deadliest bombing...
of a Jewish centre which killed 85 people.
December
- 3 December: RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
wins the 2006 Davis Cup2006 Davis CupThe 2006 Davis Cup was the 95th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and 125 participated in total...
after a 3-2 victory over Argentina.
Deaths
- January 8: José Luis Sánchez, 31, football (soccer) player, from injuries sustained in a biking accident.
- February 9: José María MainettiJosé María MainettiJosé María Mainetti was an Argentine physician, surgeon and oncologist.Mainetti was born in Hinojo, Buenos Aires. He spent most of his childhood and youth in La Plata, were his family moved in 1911. He finished his medicine studies in 1932...
, physician, surgeon and oncologist. - March 10: Alberto MigréAlberto MigréAlberto Migré, pseudonime of "Felipe Alberto Milletari Miagro" was an Argentine TV screenwriter and producer, specialized on telenovelas.-Family Background:...
, telenovelaTelenovelaA telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
screenwriter and producer. - April 5: Marcelo Real, 48, sportscaster. http://www.diariobuenosaires.com.ar/nota2.asp?IDNoticia=14647
- April 14: Raúl Quijano, 82, former foreign minister. http://www.rulers.org/2006-04.html
- May 1: Raúl Francisco Primatesta, Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of CórdobaCórdoba, ArgentinaCórdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is the second-largest city in Argentina after the federal capital Buenos Aires, with...
. - May 4: Alejandra BoeroAlejandra BoeroAlejandra Boero was an Argentine theater actress and director born in Buenos Aires.Her career started in 1942 at the La Máscara theater. In 1950 she founded Nuevo Teatro, an institution that aimed to renew stage forms and built two theaters in Buenos Aires...
, actress and director. - May 16: Jorge PorcelJorge PorcelJorge Raúl Porcel de Peralta was a comedy actor and television host from Argentina. He was nicknamed El Gordo de América...
, actor and comedian. - May 25: Aída Luz, theater and film actress.
- May 28: Fermín ChávezFermín ChávezFermín Chávez was an Argentine historian, poet and journalist, born in El Pueblito, a small town near Nogoyá, province of Entre Ríos...
, 82, historianHistorianA historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, complications from renalKidneyThe kidneys, organs with several functions, serve essential regulatory roles in most animals, including vertebrates and some invertebrates. They are essential in the urinary system and also serve homeostatic functions such as the regulation of electrolytes, maintenance of acid–base balance, and...
failure. http://www.lanacion.com.ar/cultura/nota.asp?nota_id=809790, http://www.clarin.com/diario/2006/05/28/um/m-01204061.htm, http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/ultimas/20-67521-2006-05-28.html - June 29: Fabián BielinskyFabián BielinskyFabián Bielinsky was an Argentine film director born in Buenos Aires.He started to make films early in his life, while still a high school student in the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires, after graduation he started studying psychology, a career he shortly followed and dropped out in favor to...
, film director. - July 8: Ana María CampoyAna María CampoyAna María Campoy was an Argentine actress of Colombian origin. She was born in Bogotá, the child of a couple of actors who had a theatre company in Spain. She began acting at the age of 4, and at 17 she formed her own company....
, actress. - July 11: Oscar MoroOscar MoroOscar Moro was an Argentine rock drummer.Oscar Moro was born and raised in Rosario. Moro joined a childhood friend, Litto Nebbia, and three others in forming the pioneer Argentine rock and roll band Los Gatos, in 1966...
, musician. - August 4: Leopoldo BravoLeopoldo BravoLeopoldo Bravo was an Argentine politician and diplomat. A Senator and Ambassador to the Soviet Union, he was a three-time governor of San Juan Province, where he came to be regarded as a caudillo .-Career:...
, politician and diplomat. - September 22: Enrique Gorriarán MerloEnrique Gorriarán MerloEnrique Haroldo Gorriarán Merlo was an Argentine guerrilla insurgency leader, born in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province....
, revolutionary and guerrilla leader. - October 6: Eduardo MignognaEduardo MignognaEduardo Mignogna was an Argentinian film director and screenwriter.- Filmography :* 1975 - La Raulito en libertad * 1983 - El Desquite...
, 66, film directorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. http://www.lanacion.com.ar/Archivo/nota.asp?nota_id=847048 - November 4: Delfor Medina, 78, actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. http://www.lanacion.com.ar/Archivo/nota.asp?nota_id=856637 - November 16: Pablo Shilton, 38, actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, Car accidentCar accidentA traffic collision, also known as a traffic accident, motor vehicle collision, motor vehicle accident, car accident, automobile accident, Road Traffic Collision or car crash, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other stationary obstruction,...
. http://www.lanacion.com.ar/Archivo/nota.asp?nota_id=859535 - November 19: Julio RamosJulio RamosJulio A. Ramos was an Argentinian journalist and businessman. On 9 December 1976 he founded Ámbito Financiero, a newspaper specializing in finance and economy that was later expanded to cater to a wider audience.Ramos received a degree in Economics from the University of Buenos Aires and worked as...
, 71, journalist, director of Ámbito FinancieroÁmbito FinancieroÁmbito Financiero is an Argentine newspaper founded on December 9, 1976 by economist Julio A. Ramos. It was initially sold in downtown Buenos Aires, covering mainly the daily prices of the U.S. dollar, gold, stocks, etc., and included other editorials....
, leukemiaLeukemiaLeukemia or leukaemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...
. http://www.buenosairesherald.com/argentina/note.jsp?idContent=332123 - November 20: Saúl UbaldiniSaúl UbaldiniSaúl Edólver Ubaldini was an Argentine labor leader and parliamentarian for the Peronist Justicialist Party....
, 69, labor leader and parliamentarian for the Peronist party, lung cancerLung cancerLung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary...
. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/20/america/LA_GEN_Argentina_Obit_Ubaldini.php - December 22: Jorge Manuel LópezJorge Manuel LópezJorge Manuel López was an Argentine Roman Catholic bishop. He was born in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, where he was ordained priest in 1942. He was appointed auxiliary bishop in the city's diocese on 20 May 1968...
, Archbishop Emeritus of RosarioRosarioRosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the .... - December 26: Nelva Méndez de Falcone, 76, pioneering member of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, lung disease.
Sports
- See worldwide 2006 in sports2006 in sports2006 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* January 2, Fiesta Bowl – Ohio State 34-20 Notre Dame* January 2, Sugar Bowl – West Virginia 38-35 Georgia...
- May 7: Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsClub Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
wins the 2006 Clausura Argentine ChampionshipPrimera División ArgentinaThe Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
. - September 14: Boca JuniorsBoca JuniorsClub Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
wins the 2006Recopa Sudamericana 2006The 2006 Recopa Sudamericana was the 14th Recopa Sudamericana, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana competitions.The match was contested by São Paulo, winners of the 2005 Copa Libertadores, and defending champions Boca...
Recopa SudamericanaRecopa SudamericanaThe Recopa Sudamericana is an annual football match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions....
against São Paulo FCSão Paulo Futebol ClubeSão Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to...
in the second match held in São PauloSão PauloSão Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
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- May 7: Boca Juniors