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List of events
Events from the year 2001 in
Argentina
Incumbents
Governors
Vice Governors
Events
- 4 February:
Murder of Natalia Melmann in
Miramar.
- 16 December: Unemployed activists and protestors demanding food from supermarkets cause several incidents in
Greater Buenos Aires.
- 18 December: Supermarkets and convenience stores start being looted in several places of Greater Buenos Aires and
Rosario.
- 19 December: President de la Rúa declares a
state of emergency.
Cacerolazos erupt in major cities. Minister Domingo Cavallo resigns.
- 20 December: Argentine economic crisis:
December riots: Riots erupt in
Buenos Aires. Violent incidents in
Plaza de Mayo between protestors and police, and in other parts of the country. 26 people die. The president resigns.
[1] President
Fernando de la Rúa resigns two days later.[
citation needed]
- 22 December: After Congress deliberations,
Adolfo Rodríguez Saá is appointed interim president.
- 30 December: Rodríguez Saá fails to obtain political support from his fellow party members, and resigns after only a week in office.
Full date unknown
Births
Deaths
Sports
- See worldwide
2001 in sports
References