2001 in Argentina
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Governors
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 4 February: Murder of Natalia Melmann in Miramar.
June
- 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
- 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
- La cumparsita rock 72 band is formed in Villa Elvira, La Plata.[3]
