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Summary.     Click for More > Caretaker leader named Presidential elections set for March 3 Debt payments suspended Fireworks blaze kills 230 Map of Lima Peru  Blaze swept through a popular shopping district in the capital Lima Interim President resigns
Emergency over Galapagos oil-spill Agreement with FARC leader World's biggest oil rig sinks Missionary plane shut down 28 die in prison riot fire Toledo wins presidential vote Powerful 7.9 earthquake  Rescue crews are searching for survivors. At least 40 people dead and more than 450 injured Montesinos caught in Caracas Former president indicted   Court rules Pinochet unfit for trial  An appeals court ruled that 85-year-old former dictator is mentally unfit to stand trial at this time IMF to accelerate $1.2 billion loan U.S. Solo Balloonist Lands Defiant message amid crisis   Pirates kill America's Cup skipper  New Zealander Peter Blake, 53, has been shot dead in an attack by masked gunmen on boat as it lay anchored Strike closes cities State of siege declared Argentina plunges into turmoil President resigns
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  Fernando de la Rua has resigned amid unrest
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Emergency over Galapagos oil-spill  Government declared a state of emergency as spreading oil slick threatening some rarest birds and sea animals 24 dead in air crash Hijacker overpowered Talks with rebels   Agreement with FARC leader  President Pastrana reached an agreement with the rebel group to resume peace negotiations and aim for a resolution of civil war Pinochet murder charges dropped Rush to save slowly sinking oil rig World's biggest oil rig sinks  The explosion knocked out a supporting pillar, and the platform tilted and sank in just a few minutes Toledo likely to face runoff FARC commander sought 30 killed by paramilitaries Rebels kidnap oil workers Missionary plane shut down  The plane was shot down by a Peruvian Air Force plane. It had been mistaken for a drug trafficker's plane 28 die in prison riot fire  Prisoners set mattresses and blankets on fire. 150 inmates were injured Toledo wins presidential vote  Stanford-educated economist Alejandro Toledo had 52% to 48% for former president Alan Garcia Ex-Pres. Menem held in arms probe Kuerten won French Open Rains leave 40 dead Car bombs Powerful 7.9 earthquake

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April 2001 ... more > Top ^
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Apr.25  Language was a factor in shootdown
Apr.26  Mine explosion kills 15
Apr.27  Ailing doctor flies to Chile

May 2001 ... more > Top ^
May.4  Car bomb injures 32
May.5  Train robber Biggs heads home
May.21  
May.24  Fujimori charged with murder
May.25  Bomb blasts kill at least 4
May.27  Top drug lord telling all
May.28  Court orders Pinochet's prints

June 2001 ... more > Top ^
Jun.2  FARC inks landmark prisoner swap
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Jun.7
Jun.10
Jun.13
Jun.15
Jun.19  Boy lived with dogs for 2 years
Jun.20  U.S. woman convicted
Jun.23  
  Rescue crews are searching for survivors. At least 40 people dead and more than 450 injured
 Jail rebellion ends peacefully Jun.24   Montesinos caught in Caracas  Peru's fugitive former spy chief accused of stealing state funds, taking kickbacks from illegal drugs and arms deals President surveys quake damage Jun.25 Rescue efforts continue in quake Jun.26  Rescuers aid homeless by quake  FBI aided arrest of Montesinos Jun.28  Montesinos moved to prison he design Guerrillas free 242 war prisoners

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Jul.2  'Blond Angel' surrenders to police Jul.4   Former president indicted  Carlos Menem was indicted in connection with an illegal arms sales to Ecuador and Croatia between 1991 and 1995 Jul.7  President suffering from cancer Jul.9     Court rules Pinochet unfit for trial
  An appeals court ruled that 85-year-old former dictator is mentally unfit to stand trial at this time
Jul.10  Protest over Pinochet ruling Jul.17  Air force blamed for shoot-down Jul.18  Nazi hunting group asks Chavez Jul.20  Union sues Coca-Cola Jul.23 Honduras win over Brazil 2-0  Struggling economy fuels emigration Jul.24  UN wants audit of cocaine spraying Jul.25  Ex-attorney general arrested Jul.27  Smugglers caught burying cocaine  Pay cuts blocked Jul.28  Toledo takes presidential mantle Jul.29 Colombia wins Copa America Jul.31  Toledo courts armed forces

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Aug.3     IMF to accelerate $1.2 billion loan  $1.2 billion loan for Argentina and $15 billion line of emergency credit for Brazil  Team to bring back Fujimori Aug.6 Novelist Jorge Amado dies Aug.7 Bolivia's new president  Consulate standoff ends peacefully  Pastrana cuts off talks with rebels Aug.13  3 IRA members held Aug.15 Argentina, Ecuador, 2-0 Aug.17   U.S. Solo Balloonist Lands  Millionaire Steve Fossett set balloon down ending his 5th round-the-world attempt Aug.18  Latin American summit back Argentina Aug.21  Colombia charges IRA members Aug.22  To break patent for AIDS drug Aug.23  Compensation for 1991 massacre Aug.24  Powerful bomb explodes in Medellin  Colombia arrest 4th Irish man Aug.25  Huge drugs cash haul Aug.28  Congress formally accuses Fujimori

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Sep.5  Fujimori charged with murder Sep.7  IMF approves $8 billion loan increase Sep.27  Clashes kill 17 people Sep.29  President cancels FARC trip Sep.30 Murder strains peace

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Oct.5  Agreement with FARC Oct.19  Heavy rainfall floods Pampas

November 2001 ... more > Top ^
Nov.1  New economic package Nov.7  Drug ring broken up Nov.10  Sentenced for burning Indian chief Nov.14 Brazil beats Venezuela and qualify Nov.21  Labor protests stir Caracas Nov.22 Landslide at mine kills at least 23  Riot police called in for clashes Nov.23  Ibero-American summit without Castro Nov.29  Business calls strike  12 people massacred

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Dec.1  Plot against U.S. Embassy Dec.2  Rightist admits 1990 assassination Dec.3   Defiant message amid crisis  Government limits the amount of cash that can be withdrawn. Economy minister blamed speculators Dec.5  IMF blocks loan Dec.6     Pirates kill America's Cup skipper
  New Zealander Peter Blake, 53, has been shot dead in an attack by masked gunmen on boat as it lay anchored
Dec.7  7 held over sailor's death Dec.8  Police hunt suspects in Blake killing Dec.9  Last fugitives in Blake death arrested Dec.10   Strike closes cities   12-hour strike called jointly by trade unions and business organisations. Residents of Caracas banged pots and pans Dec.14  Argentina meets debt deadline Dec.15  Prison riot kills at least 22 Dec.18  Colombia mourns tragic cancer boy Dec.19  Protesters burn town hall   State of siege declared  Violence erupted over the worsening economic crisis. Police clashed with rioters   Argentina plunges into turmoil  Economy Minister, Domingo Cavallo, has resigned. Police fired tear gas to disperse tens of thousands of angry protesters Dec.20   President resigns
  Fernando de la Rua has resigned amid unrest
Dec.21   Caretaker leader named  R. Puerta, the head of the Senate, will be interim president for a 48 hours until Congress chooses a successor   Presidential elections set for March 3  Ramon Puerta, who is the country's Senate leader, was stepping aside. He tapped Adolfo Rodriguez Saa for the post  Interim president pledges austerity  Dialogue with rebels resumes Dec.23   Debt payments suspended  New interim president will suspend foreign debt payments, triggering the default Dec.25  Rains kill 45, 48 still missing Dec.26  President promises new jobs Dec.28 'Angel of death' re-arrested  Violence returns Dec.29 Cabinet offers to quit   Fireworks blaze kills 230 Map of Lima Peru
  Blaze swept through a popular shopping district in the capital Lima
Dec.30 Rescuers recovering more bodies   Interim President resigns  Adolfo Rodriguez Saa resigned 7 days after taking office. He had failed to win the backing of his Peronist party

Talks with rebels   Agreement with FARC leader  President Pastrana reached an agreement with the rebel group to resume peace negotiations and aim for a resolution of civil war 30 killed by paramilitaries Missionary plane shut down  The plane was shot down by a Peruvian Air Force plane. It had been mistaken for a drug trafficker's plane Guerrillas free 242 war prisoners Emergency over Galapagos oil-spill  Government declared a state of emergency as spreading oil slick threatening some rarest birds and sea animals 24 dead in air crash Rush to save slowly sinking oil rig World's biggest oil rig sinks  The explosion knocked out a supporting pillar, and the platform tilted and sank in just a few minutes Missionary plane shut down  The plane was shot down by a Peruvian Air Force plane. It had been mistaken for a drug trafficker's plane 28 die in prison riot fire  Prisoners set mattresses and blankets on fire. 150 inmates were injured Rains leave 40 dead Powerful 7.9 earthquake



South America, 2001 War & Army Timeline ... See World War & Army timeline Top ^
2001
Feb.8
Feb.9
Apr.16
Apr.20
Jun.2  FARC inks landmark prisoner swap
Jun.28
Jul.17  Air force blamed for shoot-down
Jul.18  Nazi hunting group asks Chavez
Jul.31  Toledo courts armed forces
Aug.7  Pastrana cuts off talks with rebels
Sep.27  Clashes kill 17 people
Sep.29  President cancels FARC trip
Oct.5  Agreement with FARC
Dec.21  Dialogue with rebels resumes



South America, 2001 Disasters Timeline ... See World Disasters timeline Top ^
2001
Jan.22
Jan.25
Mar.17
Mar.20
Apr.20
Apr.25  Language was a factor in shootdown
Apr.26  Mine explosion kills 15
Apr.27  Ailing doctor flies to Chile
May.21
Jun.13
Jun.19  Boy lived with dogs for 2 years
Jun.23
  Rescue crews are searching for survivors. At least 40 people dead and more than 450 injured
Jun.24 President surveys quake damage Jun.25 Rescue efforts continue in quake Jun.26  Rescuers aid homeless by quake Jul.17  Air force blamed for shoot-down Aug.22  To break patent for AIDS drug Oct.19  Heavy rainfall floods Pampas Nov.22 Landslide at mine kills at least 23 Dec.15  Prison riot kills at least 22 Dec.18  Colombia mourns tragic cancer boy Dec.25  Rains kill 45, 48 still missing Dec.29 Fireworks blaze kills 230 Map of Lima Peru
  Blaze swept through a popular shopping district in the capital Lima
Dec.30 Rescuers recovering more bodies


South America, 2001 Sports Timeline ... See World Sports timeline Top ^
2001 Jun.10 Kuerten won French Open Jul.23 Honduras win over Brazil 2-0 Jul.29 Colombia wins Copa America Aug.15 Argentina, Ecuador, 2-0 Aug.17 U.S. Solo Balloonist Lands  Millionaire Steve Fossett set balloon down ending his 5th round-the-world attempt Nov.14 Brazil beats Venezuela and qualify


South America, 2001 Business Timeline ... See World Business timeline Top ^
2001 Mar.17 Rush to save slowly sinking oil rig Mar.20 World's biggest oil rig sinks  The explosion knocked out a supporting pillar, and the platform tilted and sank in just a few minutes Apr.16 Rebels kidnap oil workers Jul.20  Union sues Coca-Cola Jul.23  Struggling economy fuels emigration Jul.27  Pay cuts blocked Aug.3   IMF to accelerate $1.2 billion loan  $1.2 billion loan for Argentina and $15 billion line of emergency credit for Brazil Aug.22  To break patent for AIDS drug Sep.7  IMF approves $8 billion loan increase Nov.1  New economic package Nov.29  Business calls strike Dec.3 Defiant message amid crisis  Government limits the amount of cash that can be withdrawn. Economy minister blamed speculators Dec.5  IMF blocks loan Dec.10 Strike closes cities   12-hour strike called jointly by trade unions and business organisations. Residents of Caracas banged pots and pans Dec.14  Argentina meets debt deadline Dec.19 Argentina plunges into turmoil  Economy Minister, Domingo Cavallo, has resigned. Police fired tear gas to disperse tens of thousands of angry protesters Dec.21  Interim president pledges austerity Dec.23 Debt payments suspended  New interim president will suspend foreign debt payments, triggering the default Dec.26  President promises new jobs


South America, 2001 Crime Timeline ... See World Crime timeline Top ^
2001 Jan.30 Hijacker overpowered Mar.8 Pinochet murder charges dropped Apr.10 FARC commander sought Apr.16 30 killed by paramilitaries Apr.16 Rebels kidnap oil workers May.4  Car bomb injures 32 May.5  Train robber Biggs heads home May.21 28 die in prison riot fire  Prisoners set mattresses and blankets on fire. 150 inmates were injured May.24  Fujimori charged with murder May.25  Bomb blasts kill at least 4 May.27  Top drug lord telling all May.28  Court orders Pinochet's prints Jun.7 Ex-Pres. Menem held in arms probe Jun.15 Car bombs Jun.20  U.S. woman convicted Jun.23  Jail rebellion ends peacefully Jun.24 Montesinos caught in Caracas  Peru's fugitive former spy chief accused of stealing state funds, taking kickbacks from illegal drugs and arms deals Jun.26  FBI aided arrest of Montesinos Jun.28  Montesinos moved to prison he design Jul.2  'Blond Angel' surrenders to police Jul.4 Former president indicted  Carlos Menem was indicted in connection with an illegal arms sales to Ecuador and Croatia between 1991 and 1995 Jul.9   Court rules Pinochet unfit for trial
  An appeals court ruled that 85-year-old former dictator is mentally unfit to stand trial at this time
Jul.24  UN wants audit of cocaine spraying Jul.25  Ex-attorney general arrested Jul.27  Smugglers caught burying cocaine Aug.13  3 IRA members held Aug.21  Colombia charges IRA members Aug.24  Powerful bomb explodes in Medellin Aug.24  Colombia arrest 4th Irish man Aug.25  Huge drugs cash haul Aug.28  Congress formally accuses Fujimori Sep.5  Fujimori charged with murder Sep.30 Murder strains peace Nov.7  Drug ring broken up Nov.10  Sentenced for burning Indian chief Nov.29  12 people massacred Dec.1  Plot against U.S. Embassy Dec.2  Rightist admits 1990 assassination Dec.6   Pirates kill America's Cup skipper
  New Zealander Peter Blake, 53, has been shot dead in an attack by masked gunmen on boat as it lay anchored
Dec.7  7 held over sailor's death Dec.8  Police hunt suspects in Blake killing Dec.9  Last fugitives in Blake death arrested Dec.15  Prison riot kills at least 22 Dec.28 'Angel of death' re-arrested


South America, 2001 Politics Timeline ... See World Politics timeline Top ^
2001 Feb.8 Talks with rebels Feb.9   Agreement with FARC leader  President Pastrana reached an agreement with the rebel group to resume peace negotiations and aim for a resolution of civil war Mar.8 Pinochet murder charges dropped Apr.8 Toledo likely to face runoff Apr.10 FARC commander sought May.28  Court orders Pinochet's prints Jun.2  FARC inks landmark prisoner swap Jun.3 Toledo wins presidential vote  Stanford-educated economist Alejandro Toledo had 52% to 48% for former president Alan Garcia Jul.7  President suffering from cancer Jul.9   Court rules Pinochet unfit for trial
  An appeals court ruled that 85-year-old former dictator is mentally unfit to stand trial at this time
Jul.10  Protest over Pinochet ruling Jul.18  Nazi hunting group asks Chavez Jul.28  Toledo takes presidential mantle Jul.31  Toledo courts armed forces Aug.3  Team to bring back Fujimori Aug.6 Novelist Jorge Amado dies Aug.7 Bolivia's new president Aug.7  Consulate standoff ends peacefully Aug.18  Latin American summit back Argentina Aug.23  Compensation for 1991 massacre Aug.28  Congress formally accuses Fujimori Sep.27  Clashes kill 17 people Sep.29  President cancels FARC trip Oct.5  Agreement with FARC Nov.21  Labor protests stir Caracas Nov.22  Riot police called in for clashes Nov.23  Ibero-American summit without Castro Dec.19  Protesters burn town hall Dec.19 State of siege declared  Violence erupted over the worsening economic crisis. Police clashed with rioters Dec.19 Argentina plunges into turmoil  Economy Minister, Domingo Cavallo, has resigned. Police fired tear gas to disperse tens of thousands of angry protesters Dec.20 President resigns
  Fernando de la Rua has resigned amid unrest
Dec.21 Caretaker leader named  R. Puerta, the head of the Senate, will be interim president for a 48 hours until Congress chooses a successor Dec.21 Presidential elections set for March 3  Ramon Puerta, who is the country's Senate leader, was stepping aside. He tapped Adolfo Rodriguez Saa for the post Dec.28 'Angel of death' re-arrested Dec.28  Violence returns Dec.29 Cabinet offers to quit Dec.30 Interim President resigns  Adolfo Rodriguez Saa resigned 7 days after taking office. He had failed to win the backing of his Peronist party