2001 in Argentina

2001 in Argentina
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. President Fernando de la Rúa resigns two days later.
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.
Births
January 17: Enzo Fernández, footballer
July 18: Agustina Roth, BMX rider
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
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Years of the 21st century in Argentina
2000s in Argentina
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