2001 in Argentina

This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2009)

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

• 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: Violent incidents in Plaza de Mayo between protestors and police, and in other parts of the country. 26 people die. The president resigns.
• 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.

Deaths

• March 4: Gerardo Barbero (b. 1961), chess grandmaster
• October 3: Gregorio Peralta (b. 1935), heavyweight boxer

Sports

See worldwide 2001 in sports