The night of the 19th and 20th December 2001 in Argentina a new type of demonstration that eventually led to the resignation of President Fernando de La Rúa was born. It consisted of thousands of people banging on their caceroles (pots and pans), hence the term of the Spanish word 'cacerolazo' for this type of demonstration. Later more 'cacerolazos' were used in different parts of the world as ... [MORE]
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Argentina Now
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Articles, photo gallery and news updates about the final weeks of year 2001.
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Argentina on Fire
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Article by Guido Galafassi covering the pot-banging protest of December 2001 and its relation with the military regime of 1976-1983.
From Argentina to Aotearoa
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Article covering the revolt and its relation with the anti-globalisation movements, the creation of popular assemblies and the background to the crisis of capitalism in that country.
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GATSwatch: GATS Cacerolazo
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Covering the pots and pans noise protest against the European Union role at WTO Services Negotiations.
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IJA: The Situation in Argentina
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Covering the events that provoked the resignation of President Fernando de la Rúa and the participation of the Anarchist Federation of Argentina.
Riots in Argentina
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Placing the cacerolazo in the context of the working class in struggle against the globalized capitalism.
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UIT-CI.org: Argentinazo
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Describing this events and the role of the MST. Covering the supermarket plunders in Greater Buenos Aires, the cacerolazo after the "siege state" announcement and "The battle for Plaza de Mayo".
