2002 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
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March
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April
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May
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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
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August
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September
- September 4: Argentina defeated the United States, 87-80, at the World Basketball Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the first loss ever in international play for a United States team containing National Basketball Association players.
October
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November
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December
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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
