2001 in Argentina

Incumbents

• President:
• * until 16 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

  Events

• 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.

  Births

• July 18: Agustina Roth, BMX rider

  Deaths

• March 4: Gerardo Barbero, chess grandmaster
• October 3: Gregorio Peralta, heavyweight boxer

  Sports