2023 in South America
The following lists events that happened during 2023 in South America.
Incumbents
Argentina
- President: Alberto Fernández (since 2019)
- Vice President: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (since 2019)
Argentina claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica, the Islas Malvinas, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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Brazil
- President: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2023 – present)
- Vice President: Geraldo Alckmin (2023 – present)
Chile
- President: Gabriel Boric (since 2022)
- President of the Senate: Álvaro Elizalde (since 2022)
- President of the Chamber of Deputies: Raúl Soto (since 2022)
Chile includes the Juan Fernández Islands and Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean. It also claims Chilean Antarctic Territory.
Easter Island
Alcalde: Pedro Edmunds Paoa
Juan Fernández Islands
Alcalde: Felipe Paredes Vergara
Guyana
- President: Irfaan Ali (since 2020)
- Prime Minister: Mark Phillips (since 2020)
Guayana Esequiba is administered by Guyana but claimed by Venezuela. Tigri Area is disputed with Suriname.
Suriname
- President: Chan Santokhi (since 2020)
- Vice President: Ronnie Brunswijk (since 2020)
Tigri Area is disputed with Guyana.
Venezuela
Venezuela claims Guayana Esequiba as part of its territory.
Falkland Islands
- Governor: Alison Blake (since 2022)
- Chief Executive: Andy Keeling (since 2021)
The Falkland Islands are also claimed by Argentina, which calls them Islas Malvinas (Malvinas Islands).
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Commissioner: Alison Blake (since 2022)
French Guiana
- President: Emmanuel Macron (since 2017)
- Prime Minister: Élisabeth Borne (since 2022)
- Prefect: Thierry Queffelec
Events
- 5 February — 2023 Ecuadorian constitutional referendum[1][2]
- 23 April – 2023 Paraguayan general election[3]
- 14 October – An annular solar eclipse will be visible in the Western U.S., Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Brazil and will be the 44th solar eclipse of Solar Saros 134.[4]
- 29 October – 2023 Argentine general election[5][6]
See also
References
- "Estas son las seis preguntas del referendo del presidente Lasso". Primicias (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- Oñate, Sara (2022-11-29). "Guillermo Lasso firma Decreto que convoca a referéndum". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- "El 30 de abril de 2023 Paraguay elegirá a su nuevo presidente". ultimahora.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- "14 October 2023 — Great American Eclipse (Annular Solar Eclipse)".
- "Argentina's opposition wins legislative polls ahead of 2023 election". www.efe.com. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- de 2021, 20 de Diciembre. "Alberto Fernández volvió a pedir una PASO para 2023: "No voy a priorizar mi interés sino el del Frente de Todos"". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-12.
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