2001 in Argentina

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List of years in Argentina

Events from the year 2001 in Argentina

## Incumbents

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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

### Governors

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* 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:
* Ramón Mestre (until 20 March)
* Oscar Aguad (20 March-10 December)
* Ricardo Colombi (from 10 December)
* 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

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* 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 (from 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 (from 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

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Main article: December 2001 riots in Argentina

* 4 February: Murder of Natalia Melmann in Miramar.

### June

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* 20 June \- Boca Juniors defeats Cruz Azul 3-1 on penalties to win the Copa Libertadores. This is Boca Juniors' fourth Copa Libertadores title.[1]

### December

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* 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.[2] 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

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* La cumparsita rock 72 band is formed in Villa Elvira, La Plata.[3]

## Births

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### January

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* January 17 \- Enzo Fernández, footballer[4]

### July

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* July 18 \- Agustina Roth, BMX rider[5]

## Deaths

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### January

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* January 19 \- Dario Vittori, Italian-Argentinian actor and producer (b. 1921)

### March

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* March 4 \- Gerardo Barbero (b. 1961), chess grandmaster

### October

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* October 3: Gregorio Peralta (b. 1935), heavyweight boxer

## Sports

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See worldwide 2001 in sports

## References

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1. ^ Copa Libertadores 2001 by Frank Ballesteros and Juan Pablo Andrés on the RSSSF
2. ^ "Argentina in state of siege after deadly riots". CNN. 2001-12-20. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ Enzo Fernández
5. ^ "Cycling BMX | Athlete Profile: ROTH Agustina - Pan American Games Lima 2019". wrsd.lima2019.pe. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

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