See also: 2007 in Argentina, other events of 2008, 2009 in Argentina

Events

January

• 12/13 January: Passengers protest at Ezeiza International Airport against delays by Aerolineas Argentinas.[1]

February

• Heavy rain and floods force thousands of people from their homes in Buenos Aires Province.[2]

March

• 9 March: Seventeen people are killed and 47 injured after a passenger train crashes into a bus in the town of Dolores in eastern Argentina. [3]
• 12 March: The agricultural sector starts a 20-day lock-out in protest at the increase in export taxes on soybeans and sunflower.[4][5]

April

• 11 April: The 2008 Olympic Torch Relay passes through Buenos Aires for the first time, largely without incident.[6]
• 17 April: Buenos Aires is covered in a thick cloud of smoke, closing roads and airports. The smoke is blamed on farmers burning their fields.[7]
• 23 April: Poet Juan Gelman receives the Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honour.[8]
• 24 April: Economy minister Martín Lousteau resigns following rumours of disagreements with other ministers. He is replaced with Carlos Fernández.[9]
• 24 April: Football hero Diego Maradona is welcomed into membership of the Justicialist Party.[10]

May

• 2 May 2008: The eruption of the Chaitén volcano in Chile covers much of Argentina in ash, particularly the city of Esquel, and forces the cancellation of flights from Buenos Aires.[11][12][13]

Predicted and scheduled events

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

Sports

See worldwide 2008 in sports

• 13 April: Argentina's male tennis team qualifies for the Davis Cup semi-finals against Russia with victory against Sweden.[14]

References