2001 in Argentina
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Events from the year 2001 in Argentina
Incumbents
- President:
- until 20 December: Fernando de la Rúa
- 20 December-22 December: Ramón Puerta
- 22 December-30 December: Adolfo Rodríguez Saá
- starting 30 December: Eduardo Camaño
- Vice President: vacant
Governors
- Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Carlos Ruckauf
- Governor of Catamarca Province: Oscar Castillo
- Governor of Chaco Province: Ángel Rozas
- Governor of Chubut Province: José Luis Lizurume
- Governor of Córdoba: José Manuel De la Sota
- Governor of Corrientes Province:
- until 20 March: Ramón Mestre
- 20 March-10 December: Oscar Aguad
- starting 10 December: Ricardo Colombi
- Governor of Entre Ríos Province: Sergio Montiel
- Governor of Formosa Province: Gildo Insfrán
- Governor of Jujuy Province: Eduardo Fellner
- Governor of La Pampa Province: Rubén Marín
- Governor of La Rioja Province: Ángel Maza
- Governor of Mendoza Province: Roberto Iglesias
- Governor of Misiones Province: Carlos Rovira
- Governor of Neuquén Province: Jorge Sobisch
- Governor of Río Negro Province: Pablo Verani
- Governor of Salta Province: Juan Carlos Romero
- Governor of San Juan Province: Alfredo Avelín
- Governor of San Luis Province: Adolfo Rodríguez Saá (until 23 December); María Alicia Lemme (starting 23 December)
- Governor of Santa Cruz Province: Néstor Kirchner
- Governor of Santa Fe Province: Carlos Reutemann
- Governor of Santiago del Estero: Carlos Juárez (until 15 December); Carlos Ricardo Díaz (starting 15 December)
- Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Carlos Manfredotti
- Governor of Tucumán: Julio Miranda
Vice Governors
- Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Felipe Solá
- Vice Governor of Catamarca Province: Hernán Colombo
- Vice Governor of Chaco Province: Roy Nikisch
- Vice Governor of Corrientes Province: vacant (until 10 December); Eduardo Leonel Galantini (starting 10 December)
- Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province: Edelmiro Tomás Pauletti
- Vice Governor of Formosa Province: Floro Bogado
- Vice Governor of Jujuy Province: Rubén Daza
- Vice Governor of La Pampa Province: Heriberto Mediza
- Vice Governor of La Rioja Province: Luis Beder Herrera
- Vice Governor of Misiones Province: Mercedes Margarita Oviedo
- Vice Governor of Nenquen Province: Jorge Sapag
- Vice Governor of Rio Negro Province: Bautista Mendioroz
- Vice Governor of Salta Province: Walter Wayar
- Vice Governor of San Juan Province: Marcelo Lima
- Vice Governor of San Luis Province: María Alicia Lemme (until 10 December); vacant thereafter (starting 10 December)
- Vice Governor of Santa Cruz: vacant
- Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province: Marcelo Muniagurria
- Vice Governor of Santiago del Estero: vacant
- Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Daniel Gallo
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
- La cumparsita rock 72 band is formed in Villa Elvira, La Plata.[2]
Births
- July 18: Agustina Roth, BMX rider[3]
Deaths
- January 19: Dario Vittori, Italian-Argentinian actor and producer (b. 1921)
- March 4: Gerardo Barbero (b. 1961), chess grandmaster
- October 3: Gregorio Peralta (b. 1935), heavyweight boxer
Sports
- See worldwide 2001 in sports
References
- ^ "Argentina in state of siege after deadly riots". CNN. 2001-12-20. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Juan Barberis (July 2011). "A fondo por Circunvalacion". De Garage diario de rock. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ "Cycling BMX | Athlete Profile: ROTH Agustina - Pan American Games Lima 2019". wrsd.lima2019.pe. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
