Portal:Current events/December 2001

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December 2001 was the twelfth and final month of that common year. The month, which began on a Saturday, ended on a Monday after 31 days.

Portal:Current events

This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from December 2001.

Current events of December 2, 2001 (2001-12-02) (Sunday) 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 largest bankruptcy in the history of the United States). Current events of December 4, 2001 (2001-12-04) (Tuesday) Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj, Sultan of Selangor and 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia dies in office. Current events of December 13, 2001 (2001-12-13) (Thursday) Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, Raja of Perlis becomes the 12th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia Current events of December 14, 2001 (2001-12-14) (Friday) Annular solar eclipse Current events of December 16, 2001 (2001-12-16) (Sunday) Bottlegate: In American football, Cleveland Browns fans riot by throwing bottles after the team’s 15-10 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars following a controversial call by the referees regarding a fourth-down pass from quarterback Tim Couch. Battle of Tora Bora fought between Coalition Forces and Terrorist Allies and Osama Bin Laden and remaining Taliban forces escape by mule to Pakistan reported by former Delta Force commander going by the alias Dalton Fury. Current events of December 18, 2001 (2001-12-18) (Tuesday) Two men, Ahmed Agiza and Muhammad al-Zery, are secretly deported to Egypt from Sweden after a request from the United States in what is believed to be a CIA-led operation. (Washington Post) Current events of December 20, 2001 (2001-12-20) (Thursday) The Argentine government of President Fernando De la Rúa collapses amidst rioting and violence throughout the country. See December 2001 riots (Argentina) Current events of December 27, 2001 (2001-12-27) (Thursday) The People's Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade status with the United States.

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