December 2001
Events
- December 2 - Enron files for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection five days after Dynegy canceled a US$8.4 billion buyout bid (as of 2003 this was the largestbankruptcy in thehistory of the United States ). - December 4 -
Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj ,Sultan ofSelangor and 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong ofMalaysia dies in office. - December 4 - The Second Child
Asuka Langley Soryu was born - December 13 - Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin,
Raja of
Perlis becomes the 12th Yang di-Pertuan Agong ofMalaysia December 14 - Annularsolar eclipse December 18 - Two men, Ahmed Agiza and Muhammad al-Zery, are secretly deported toEgypt from Sweden after a request from the United States in what is believed to be aCIA -led operation. (Washington Post)- December 20 - The
Argentine government of President Fernando De la Rúa collapses amidst rioting and violence throughout the country. See December 2001 riots (Argentina) December 27 - ThePeople's Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade status with the United States.
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