2002 in Argentina
See also: 2001 in Argentina, other events of 2002, 2003 in Argentina
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Events
January
- January 1: The Legislative Assembly gathers and chooses senator Eduardo Duhalde as interim president.
- January 2: President Duhalde announces the end of the 1:1 peso-dollar fixed exchange rate (convertibility) after almost 11 years.
February
March
April
May
June
- June 25: The exchange rate briefly reaches 4 pesos per U.S. dollar in the free market, which means the national currency has lost 75% of its value in 7 months.
July
August
September
October
November
December
Deaths
- October 8: César Milstein (b. 1927), scientist, co-awarded the 1984 Nobel Prize for his work on monoclonal antibodies
- December 23: Hilario Fernández Long (b. 1918), engineer and educator
Sports
- See worldwide 2002 in sports
Categories
2002 by country | Years in Argentina