1958 in Argentina
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The following events occurred in Argentina in the year 1958.
Governors
- President:
- Pedro Eugenio Aramburu (until April 30)
- Arturo Frondizi (from May 1)[1]
- Vice President:
- Isaac Rojas (until April 30)
- Alejandro Gómez (from November 18)
- Buenos Aires Province:
- Emilio A. Bonnecarrére (until 2 May)
- Oscar Alende (from 2 May)
- Cordoba: Arturo Zanichelli (from month unknown)
- Chubut Province: Jorge Galina (from month unknown)
- Mendoza Province:
- Isidoro Busquets (until 1 May)
- Ernesto Ueltschi (from 1 May)
- Santa Fe Province:
- Luis Cárcamo (until month unknown)
- Carlos Sylvestre Begnis (from month unknown)
Vice Governors
- Buenos Aires Province: vacant (until 2 May); Arturo Crosetti (starting 2 May)
Events
- February 14 – Prince Heinrich of Bavaria is killed in a car accident at San Carlos de Bariloche in the Andes. His body is returned to Bavaria for burial.
- February 23 – In the 1958 Argentine general election, the Intransigent Radical Civic Union wins 47% of the vote, on a record turnout of 90.9%, while its leader, Arturo Frondizi, is elected to the presidency.[2]
- April 3 – Bill Haley & His Comets play the first of a series of concerts in Buenos Aires.[3]
- May 1 – Arturo Frondizi is inaugurated as President of Argentina.[1]
- June 27 – The Peronist Party becomes legal again in Argentina, three years after being outlawed.
- November 18 – Alejandro Gómez resigns as vice president after being expelled from his party.[4]
Films
Births
- July 21 – Liliana Bodoc, fantasy writer (d. 2018)
