2001 in Argentina

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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

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

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.

See worldwide 2001 in sports

^ "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.
^ Enzo Fernández
^ "Cycling BMX | Athlete Profile: ROTH Agustina - Pan American Games Lima 2019". wrsd.lima2019.pe. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

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