Editing Buenos Aires Province (section)

===Contemporary history===
In [[2013 Argentina floods|April 2013]], the northeastern section of Buenos Aires Province, particularly its capital, La Plata, experienced several flash floods that claimed the lives of at least 89 people.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Corsalini |first1=Claudio |title=Diez años de la trágica inundación en La Plata: dudas sobre la cantidad de muertos y una multa de $ 12 mil |url=https://www.perfil.com/noticias/sociedad/diez-anos-de-la-tragica-inundacion-en-la-plata-dudas-sobre-la-cantidad-de-muertos-y-una-multa-de-12-mil.phtml |access-date=20 April 2024 |work=[[Perfil]] |date=1 April 2023 |language=es}}</ref>

[[Alejandro Armendáriz]], of the [[Radical Civic Union]], was elected governor in 1983, when [[Raúl Alfonsín]] became president. Alfonsín lost the [[1987 Argentine legislative election|1987 midterm elections]], leading to the victory of [[Antonio Cafiero]]. From then to 2015, all governors have been Peronists. The high population of the province makes it highly influential in Argentine politics. With both ruling for two terms, the rivalry of the president [[Carlos Menem]] and governor [[Eduardo Duhalde]] dominated the Argentine politics during the nineties. A similar case took place with the president [[Cristina Fernández de Kirchner]] and governor [[Daniel Scioli]]. [[María Eugenia Vidal]], from [[Republican Proposal]], won the 2015 elections, and became the first female governor of the province.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1839835-vidal-dio-la-gran-sorpresa-y-le-gano-a-anibal-fernandez-en-la-provincia |title=Vidal dio la gran sorpresa y le ganó a Aníbal Fernández en la provincia |trans-title=Vidal gave a great surprise and defeated Aníbal Fernández in the province |language=es |author=Ramiro Sagasti |date=26 October 2015 |publisher=La Nación |access-date=26 October 2015 |archive-date=13 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113003753/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1839835-vidal-dio-la-gran-sorpresa-y-le-gano-a-anibal-fernandez-en-la-provincia |url-status=dead}}</ref>