2001 in politics

none December 2022 in politics 20th century 21st century 22nd century 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000–20092000s 2000s 2010s 2020s These are some of the notable events relating to politics in 2001. Events January January 1 – Greece becomes the 12th country to join the Eurozone. 2001-01-01 Greece joins euro http://www.theguardian.com/business/2001/jan/01/emu.theeuro 2022-11-20 The Guardian en January 20 George W. Bush is sworn in as the 43rd President of the United States.2001-01-20 President Bush sworn in en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1127937.stm 2022-11-20 Impeachment proceedings against Philippine President Joseph Estrada, accused of playing Jueteng, end preeminently and trigger the second EDSA People Power Revolution (or People Power II). Vice President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo succeeds him as the 14th president of the Philippines.Paddock Richard C. 2001-01-20 Estrada Quits; New Philippine Leader Installed https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jan-20-mn-14778-story.html 2022-11-20 Los Angeles Times en-US January 21 – Taba Summit: Talks between Israel and the Palestinian National Authority begin in Egypt.https://books.google.com/books?id=oXrYAAAAIAAJ Japanese Colleges and Universities Maruzen Company 1989 978-4-621-03357-9 88 January 22 – The 2001 insurgency in Macedonia begins when a police station is shelled by the National Liberation Army in Tearce, near the border with Kosovo.Marusic Sinisa Jakov 2021-01-22 20 Years On, Armed Conflict's Legacy Endures in North Macedonia https://balkaninsight.com/2021/01/22/20-years-on-armed-conflicts-legacy-endures-in-north-macedonia/ 2022-11-29 Balkan Insight en-US January 29 – Corruption scandals surrounding Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid prompt thousands of protesters to storm the Indonesian parliament building.2001-01-29 Clashes as 10,000 besiege Indonesian parliament http://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/jan/29/indonesia 2022-11-20 the Guardian en February February 6 – 2001 Israeli prime ministerial election: Ariel Sharon of the Likud party is elected Prime Minister of Israel.Sontag Deborah 2001-02-07 The Sharon Victory: The Overview; Sharon Easily Ousts Barak to Become Israel's Premier; Calls for a Reconciliation en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/07/world/sharon-victory-overview-sharon-easily-ousts-barak-become-israel-s-premier-calls.html 2022-11-20 0362-4331 February 16 – Iraq disarmament crisis: British and U.S. forces carry out bombing raids, attempting to disable Iraq's air defense network. 2001-02-16 US and British aircraft attack Iraq http://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/feb/16/iraq 2022-11-20 The Guardian en February 18 – FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested and charged with spying for Russia for 25 years. March March 28 – The United States declares its intention to end involvement in the Kyoto Protocol.Borger Julian 2001-03-29 Bush kills global warming treaty http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2001/mar/29/globalwarming.usnews 2022-11-24 The Guardian en April April 1 Hainan Island incident: A Chinese fighter jet bumps into a U.S. EP-3E surveillance aircraft, which is forced to make an emergency landing in Hainan, China. The U.S. crew is detained for 10 days and the F-8 Chinese pilot, Wang Wei, goes missing and is presumed dead.Air Forces Monthly May 2001 158 4 The Act on the Opening up of Marriage goes into effect in the Netherlands, which becomes the first modern country to legalize same-sex marriage.Oran Doyle https://books.google.com/books?id=b4IhAQAAIAAJ Committed Relationships and the Law William Binchy Four Courts Press 2007 978-1-84682-087-8 89 April 2 – Former President of Serbia and Montenegro Slobodan Milošević surrenders to police special forces to be tried on charges of crimes against humanity.Steven Erlanger Carlotta Gall April 2, 2001 Milosevic Surrender: The overview; Milosevic arrest came with pledge for a fair trial https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/02/world/milosevic-surrender-overview-milosevic-arrest-came-with-pledge-for-fair-trial.html April 5, 2021 New York Times April 17 Nông Đức Mạnh is chosen as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.Thayer Carlyle A. 2002 Vietnam in 2001: The Ninth Party Congress and After https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/as.2002.42.1.81 Asian Survey 42 1 81–89 10.1525/as.2002.42.1.81 0004-4687 10.1525/as.2002.42.1.81 subscription Israel occupies an area in the Gaza Strip, killing two people. Israeli forces withdraw the same day after the United States denounces the attack.2001-04-18 Israel pulls out of Gaza http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/meast/04/17/mideast.violence.06/ 2022-11-24 CNN April 26 Junichiro Koizumi becomes the 86th Prime Minister of Japan.2021-12-21 Junichiro Koizumi Fast Facts https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/27/world/asia/junichiro-koizumi-fast-facts/index.html 2022-11-20 CNN en The Parliament of Ukraine votes to dismiss Prime Minister Viktor Yushchenko.Tyler Patrick E. 2001-04-26 Ukrainian Parliament Votes to Oust Prime Minister en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/26/world/ukrainian-parliament-votes-to-oust-prime-minister.html 2022-11-24 0362-4331 May May 13 – Silvio Berlusconi wins the general election and becomes Prime Minister of Italy for the second time.2001 Italy – Parliamentary Chamber: Camera dei Deputati http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2157_01.htm 2022-11-20 Inter-Parliamentary Union May 22 – The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is adopted by 127 countries to limit pollution internationally.2001-05-23 127 Countries Adopt Toxic Chemicals Treaty https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-23-mn-1454-story.html 2022-11-24 Los Angeles Times en-US May 26 – The African Union is formed to replace the Organisation of African Unity. It will begin operation the following year.Adeniyi Olatunbosun Opara Ngozi Mercy Adeyemo Toyosi Ekeria Augustina Irenosen Faith-Lois Bolorunduro 2016 African Union and the Challenges of Development https://www.jstor.org/stable/26893815 Journal of African Union Studies 5 2/3 67–89 2050-4292 26893815 May 28 – 2001 Central African Republic coup d'état attempt: Central African forces led by André Kolingba carry out a failed attempt to overthrow the government of the Central African Republic. Dozens are killed in the ensuing violence.2015-11-03 Trial for 28 May 2001 coup attempt begins https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/report/30311/central-african-republic-trial-28-may-2001-coup-attempt-begins 2022-11-24 The New Humanitarian en June June 1 – Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal kills his father, the king, his mother and other members of the royal family with an assault rifle and then shoots himself in the Nepalese royal massacre. Dipendra is recognized as King of Nepal while in a coma.2 June 2001 Nepal mourns slain king BBC News https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1366170.stm live 31 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090107091236/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1366170.stm 7 January 2009 June 4 – Gyanendra ascends the throne of Nepal on the death of his nephew, Dipendra.2 June 2001 Nepal mourns slain king BBC News https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1366170.stm live 31 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090107091236/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1366170.stm 7 January 2009 June 6 – U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords of Vermont leaves Republican party to caucus as an independent with Democrats, handing majority control of the Senate to the Democratic Party and Majority Leader Tom Daschle. June 7 – George W. Bush signs the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, the first tax cut of a series now known as the Bush tax cuts. 2001 United Kingdom general election: Tony Blair and the Labour Party win a second landslide victory.CNN.com - Blair celebrates historic poll win - June 8, 2001 https://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/06/08/uk.election.05/index.html CNN Former Argentinian president Carlos Menem is arrested on suspicion of illegal arms sales.2001-06-07 Spokesman: Ex-Argentine president arrested http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/americas/06/07/menem.arrest.02/index.html 2022-11-24 CNN June 15 – Declaration to establish the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is signed.About SCO http://eng.sectsco.org/about_sco/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20171028182720/http://eng.sectsco.org/about_sco/ 28 October 2017 2017-06-09 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation July July 7 – 2001 Bradford riots: Ethnic violence is provoked in Bradford, England, by the far-right National Front and far-left Anti-Nazi League. 2001-07-08 Race riots ignite Bradford http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2001/jul/08/uk.race 2022-11-20 The Guardian en July 14 – Agra Summit: India and Pakistan begin talks to improve relations. The summit ends inconclusively on July 16.2001-07-17 Agra summit at a glance en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1430367.stm 2022-11-24 July 16 – China and Russia sign the 2001 Sino-Russian Treaty of Friendship.Tyler Patrick E. 2001-07-17 Russia and China Sign "Friendship" Pact en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/world/russia-and-china-sign-friendship-pact.html 2022-11-20 0362-4331 July 19 – UK politician and novelist Jeffrey Archer is sentenced to 4 years in prison for perjury and perverting the course of justice. July 20–22 – The 27th G8 summit takes place in Genoa, Italy. Massive demonstrations, drawing an estimated 200,000 people, are held against the meeting by members of the anti-globalization movement. One demonstrator, Carlo Giuliani, is killed by a policeman, and several others are injured.2001-07-21 G8 summit death shocks leaders http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/07/20/genoa.protests/ 2022-11-20 CNN July 23 – Megawati Sukarnoputri is inaugurated as the first female president of Indonesia.Ningrum Desi Aditia 2019-10-19 Presiden Megawati dan Pelantikan Dalam Sunyi President Megawati and the Silent Inauguration https://www.merdeka.com/politik/presiden-megawati-dan-pelantikan-dalam-sunyi.html 2022-11-20 merdeka.com Indonesian July 24 – Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, deposed as the last Tsar of Bulgaria when a child, is sworn in as the democratically elected 48th Prime Minister of Bulgaria.25 July 2001 Bulgaria's ex-King swears oath to republic https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1455674.stm BBC August August 1 – Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has a Ten Commandments monument installed in the judiciary building, leading to a lawsuit to have it removed and his own removal from office. August 10 – The United States and the United Kingdom bomb air force installations in Iraq in response to attacks on American and British planes.August 10, 2001 Allies attack 3 Iraqi air defense sites https://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/meast/08/10/iraq.strike/index.html 2022-11-24 www.cnn.com August 13 – Macedonian and Albanian representatives sign the Ohrid Agreement to reduce conflicts during the insurgency.Rogers Walter August 13, 2001 Q&A: What the deal means for Macedonia - https://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/08/13/rogers.macedonia.otsc/index.html 2022-11-24 CNN August 21 – Operation Essential Harvest: NATO sends a military forces to the Republic of Macedonia in response to the ongoing insurgency. Peace support operations in North Macedonia (2001-2003) https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_52121.htm 2022-11-20 NATO en August 31 – The World Conference against Racism 2001 begins in Durban, South Africa. September thumb|250px|September 11 attacks September 3 In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls. For the next 11 weeks, riot police escort the schoolchildren and their parents through hundreds of protesters, amid rioting and heightened violence. The United States, Canada and Israel withdraw from the U.N. Conference on Racism because they feel that the issue of Zionism is overemphasized. September 9 – A suicide bomber kills Ahmad Shah Massoud, military commander of the Afghan Northern Alliance. September 10 – Antônio da Costa Santos, mayor of Campinas, Brazil is assassinated. September 11 – 2,977 victims are killed in the September 11 attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City, New York, The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and in rural Shanksville, Pennsylvania after American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 are hijacked and crash into the World Trade Center's Twin Towers, American Airlines Flight 77 is hijacked and crashes into the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 is hijacked and crashes into grassland in Shanksville, due to the passengers fighting to regain control of the airplane. The World Trade Center towers collapse as a result of the crashes.Dale Anderson https://books.google.com/books?id=97g_zXNWidQC The Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 July 2003 World Almanac Library 978-0-8368-5380-3 September 19 – Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat forbids Palestinian soldiers from firing on Israeli forces, even in self-defence. Israel agrees to a ceasefire.September 19, 2001 Both sides order cease-fires in Mideast https://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/meast/09/18/arafat.cease/index.html 2022-11-24 CNN September 20 – In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "war on terror".Bruce Hoffman March 18, 2021 The War on Terror 20 Years on: Crossroads or Cul-De-Sac? https://institute.global/policy/war-terror-20-years-crossroads-or-cul-de-sac August 9, 2021 Tony Blair Institute for global Change September 26 – One third of the French Senate is elected in the 2001 French Senate election. October October 1 – Militants attack the state legislature building in Srinagar, Kashmir, killing 38.Dugger Celia W. 2001-10-04 Kashmir Mourns 38 Attack Victims en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/04/world/world-briefing-asia-india-kashmir-mourns-38-attack-victims.html 2022-11-20 0362-4331 October 4 – 2001 Kodori crisis: Fighting escalates between Georgia and the breakaway state Abkhazia.2001-10-08 UN helicopter shot down in Georgia en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1586098.stm 2022-11-24 October 7 – United States invasion of Afghanistan: In response to the September 11 attacks, Afghanistan is invaded by a US-led coalition, beginning the War in Afghanistan.Tyler Patrick E. 2001-10-08 A Nation Challenged: The Attack; U.S. and Britain Strike Afghanistan, Aiming at Bases and Terrorist Camps; Bush warns "Taliban Will Pay a Price" en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/08/world/nation-challenged-attack-us-britain-strike-afghanistan-aiming-bases-terrorist.html 2022-11-20 0362-4331 October 8 – U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security. October 17 – Israeli tourism minister Rehavam Ze'evi becomes the first Israeli minister to be assassinated in a terrorist attack. October 23 – The Provisional Irish Republican Army of Northern Ireland commences disarmament after peace talks. October 25 – Citing connotations with the Rwandan genocide, the government of Rwanda adopts a new national flag for the country.Vesperini Helen 31 December 2001 Rwanda unveils new flag and anthem BBC https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1735405.stm live https://web.archive.org/web/20031105035109/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1735405.stm 5 November 2003 October 26 – U.S. President George W. Bush signs the Patriot Act into law. November thumb|200px|Soldiers board a Chinook helicopter November 4 – The Police Service of Northern Ireland is established, replacing the controversial Royal Ulster Constabulary. November 10 – John Howard, the Prime Minister of Australia, is elected to a third term.2001 Federal Election AustralianPolitics.com http://australianpolitics.com/elections/federal-2001 australianpolitics.com November 13 – In the first such act since World War II, U.S. President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against any foreigners suspected of having connections to terrorist acts or planned acts against the United States. November 14 – Fall of Kabul: Northern Alliance forces take the Afghan capital Kabul. 2001-11-13 Northern Alliance takes Kabul http://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/nov/13/afghanistan.terrorism15 2022-11-20 The Guardian en November 23 – The Budapest Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary.Weber Amalie M. 2003 The Council of Europe's Convention on Cybercrime https://www.jstor.org/stable/24120528 Berkeley Technology Law Journal 18 1 425–446 1086-3818 24120528 December December – The International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty produces a report on Responsibility to protect.2001-12-01 The Responsibility to Protect: Report of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty, 2001 https://www.globalr2p.org/resources/the-responsibility-to-protect-report-of-the-international-commission-on-intervention-and-state-sovereignty-2001/ 2022-11-20 Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect December 3 – Officials announce that one of the Taliban prisoners captured after the prison uprising at Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan is John Walker Lindh, a United States citizen. December 6 – Fall of Kandahar: The Taliban surrenders in Kandahar, its final stronghold. 2001-12-06 Taliban Agrees to Surrender Kandahar https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=80347&page=1 2022-11-24 ABC News en December 11 The United States government indicts Zacarias Moussaoui for involvement in the September 11 attacks. The United States Customs Service raids members of international software piracy group DrinkOrDie in Operation Buccaneer. December 13 2001 Indian Parliament attack: 12 are killed, leading to a 2001–02 India–Pakistan standoff.2001-12-18 Terrorist Attack on the Parliament of India http://www.indianembassy.org/new/parliament_dec_13_01.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100611152203/http://www.indianembassy.org/new/parliament_dec_13_01.htm 2010-06-11 2018-12-12 Embassy of India – Washington DC dmy-all U.S. President George W. Bush announces the US withdrawal from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.Remarks Announcing the United States Withdrawal From the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-announcing-the-united-states-withdrawal-from-the-anti-ballistic-missile-treaty 2022-11-20 www.presidency.ucsb.edu December 22 – Burhanuddin Rabbani, political leader of the Northern Alliance, hands over power in Afghanistan to the interim government headed by President Hamid Karzai.Gall Carlotta 20 June 2002 A Buoyant Karzai is Sworn In as Afghanistan's Leader The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/20/world/a-buoyant-karzai-is-sworn-in-as-afghanistan-s-leader.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20100228162323/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/20/world/a-buoyant-karzai-is-sworn-in-as-afghanistan-s-leader.html 28 February 2010 December 27 – China is granted permanent normal trade status with the United States.Gall Carlotta 20 June 2002 A Buoyant Karzai is Sworn In as Afghanistan's Leader The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/20/world/a-buoyant-karzai-is-sworn-in-as-afghanistan-s-leader.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20100228162323/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/20/world/a-buoyant-karzai-is-sworn-in-as-afghanistan-s-leader.html 28 February 2010 Deaths January 2 – William P. Rogers, American diplomat (b. 1913)Stout David January 4, 2001 William P. Rogers, Who Served as Nixon's Secretary of State, Is Dead at 87 New York Times https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B02E5D6113BF937A35752C0A9679C8B63 December 25, 2008 January 7 – Charles Helou, 9th president of Lebanon (b. 1913)January 7, 2001 Ex-Lebanon President Helou Dies AP News https://apnews.com/article/bb4b366a4cf48bd73052d837d8114ed5 April 5, 2021 January 9 – Paul Vanden Boeynants, 2-time prime minister of Belgium (b. 1919)January 10, 2001 Paul Vanden Boeynants Dies - The Washington Post Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/01/10/paul-vanden-boeynants-dies/73fa0517-40ef-401f-936d-b150a4086933/ April 8, 2021 January 18 – Laurent-Désiré Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1939) (see assassination of Laurent-Désiré Kabila)https://books.google.com/books?id=7OI-AQAAIAAJ Defense & Foreign Affairs Handbook Perth Corporation 2002 978-1-892998-06-4 380 January 27 – Marie-José of Belgium, last Queen of Italy (b. 1906)2001-01-28 Italy's last queen dies en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1141249.stm 2022-11-20 February 6 – Trần Văn Lắm, South Vietnamese diplomat and politician (b. 1913)Wolfgang Saxon 2001-03-20 Tran Van Lam, 88, Top South Vietnam Aide The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/20/world/tran-van-lam-88-top-south-vietnam-aide.html March 4 – Harold Stassen, American politician, 25th Governor of Minnesota (b. 1907)Weil Martin 2001-03-05 Harold Stassen Dies en-US The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/03/05/harold-stassen-dies/8a0f0165-48be-4a35-9a45-0c44e3f7fe74/ 2021-02-25 0190-8286 March 20 – Ilie Verdeț, 51st prime minister of Romania (b. 1925)Merriam-Webster https://books.google.com/books?id=EsYSdJScdo0C Britannica: The Year in Review March 2002 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Incorporated 978-0-85229-831-2 147 April 20 – Va'ai Kolone, Prime Minister of Samoa (b. 1911)3 September 2010 'I've lost a friend' http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26329&Itemid=62 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110807054127/http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26329&Itemid=62 7 August 2011 2022-11-21 Samoa Observer April 29 – Barend Biesheuvel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1971–1973) (b. 1920)2001-05-01 Barend Biescheuvel (81) overleden nl de Volkskrant https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/barend-biesheuvel-81-overleden~b710feda/ 2022-11-24 May 22 – Jenő Fock, 49th prime minister of Hungary (b. 1916)Merriam-Webster https://books.google.com/books?id=EsYSdJScdo0C Britannica: The Year in Review 편집부 March 2002 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Incorporated 978-0-85229-831-2 117 June 1 – Nepalese royal massacre: Queen Aishwarya of Nepal (b. 1949)2 June 2001 Nepal mourns slain king BBC News https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1366170.stm live 31 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090107091236/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1366170.stm 7 January 2009 King Birendra of Nepal (b. 1944) Prince Nirajan of Nepal (b. 1978) Princess Shruti of Nepal (b. 1976) June 4 – King Dipendra of Nepal (b. 1971)2001-06-18 Who killed Nepal King Birendra and family? Evidence points to love-crazed prince Dipendra https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20010618-who-killed-nepal-king-birendra-and-family-evidence-points-to-love-crazed-prince-dipendra-775050-2001-06-17 2022-11-21 India Today en June 7 – Víctor Paz Estenssoro, 45th President of Bolivia (b. 1907)Krauss Clifford 2001-06-09 Víctor Paz Estenssoro, 93, 4-Time Bolivia Leader, Dies en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/09/world/victor-paz-estenssoro-93-4-time-bolivia-leader-dies.html 2022-11-21 0362-4331 June 10 – Leila Pahlavi, Iranian princess (b. 1970)2001-06-12 Shah's daughter found dead en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1384283.stm 2022-11-21 July 10 – Álvaro Magaña, 38th President of El Salvador (b. 1925)Cañas-Dinarte Carlos 2001-07-11 Fallece el ex presidente Alvaro Magaña Ex-president Alvaro Magaña dies elsalvador.com http://archivo.elsalvador.com/noticias/2001/7/11/NACIONAL/nacio14.html 2022-11-24 July 25 Phoolan Devi, Indian politician (b. 1963)26 July 2001 Phoolan Devi shot dead The Hindu https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/07/26/stories/01260001.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020131194802/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/07/26/stories/01260001.htm 31 January 2002 Josef Klaus, 16th Chancellor of Austria (b. 1910)Connolly Kate 2001-08-07 Josef Klaus http://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/aug/07/guardianobituaries.kateconnolly 2022-11-23 The Guardian en July 29 – Edward Gierek, Polish politician (b. 1913)McFadden Robert D. 2001-07-30 Edward Gierek Dies at 88; Polish Communist Reformer en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/30/world/edward-gierek-dies-at-88-polish-communist-reformer.html 2022-11-23 0362-4331 July 31 – Francisco da Costa Gomes, 15th President of Portugal (b. 1914)2001-08-01 Francisco da Costa Gomes Dies https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/08/01/francisco-da-costa-gomes-dies/4b8fdaf7-2c5a-40e8-89aa-5bd015e64b88/ 2022-11-23 August 6 – Dương Văn Minh, 4th and final President of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) (b. 1916)Butterfield Fox 2001-08-08 Duong Van Minh, 85, Saigon Plotter, Dies en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/08/world/duong-van-minh-85-saigon-plotter-dies.html 2022-11-23 0362-4331 August 11 – Carlos Hank González, Mexican politician (b. 1927) 2001-08-13 Carlos Hank González, 73, Veteran Mexican Politician en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/13/world/carlos-hank-gonzalez-73-veteran-mexican-politician.html 2022-11-20 0362-4331 August 26 – Marita Petersen, 8th prime minister of Faroe Islands (b. 1940)Marita Petersen (1940 - 2001) https://www.kvinfo.dk/side/170/bio/1739/query/Marita%20Petersen/ April 8, 2021 Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon August 27 – Abu Ali Mustafa, PFLP leader (b. 1938)August 27, 2001 Israeli troops take positions in West Bank town http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/meast/08/27/mideast/ 2022-11-24 CNN August 30 – A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury, 9th president of Bangladesh (b. 1915)2019-08-30 bn:সাবেক রাষ্ট্রপতি আফম আহসানউদ্দিন চৌধুরীর মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী আজ Today is the death anniversary of former President Afam Ahsanuddin Chowdhury https://www.ekushey-tv.com/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9C/77497 2022-11-24 Ekushey Television Limited bn September 9 – Ahmad Shah Massoud, Afghan military commander (b. 1953) 2001-09-10 Taliban Foe Hurt and Aide Killed by Bomb en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/10/world/taliban-foe-hurt-and-aide-killed-by-bomb.html 2022-11-23 0362-4331 September 20 – Marcos Pérez Jiménez, 51st President of Venezuela (b. 1914)2001-09-22 Marcos Perez Jimenez Dies at 87 The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/09/22/marcos-perez-jimenez-dies-at-87/eb4e4128-b707-489d-88a6-359d2af3b413/ 2022-11-23 September 29 – Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, 2nd President of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) (b. 1923)Fox Butterfield 2001-10-01 Nguyen Van Thieu Is Dead at 76; Last President of South Vietnam The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/01/us/nguyen-van-thieu-is-dead-at-76-last-president-of-south-vietnam.html October 5 – Mike Mansfield, American politician and diplomat (b. 1903)Rosenbaum David E. 2001-10-06 Mike Mansfield, Longtime Leader Of Senate Democrats, Dies at 98 en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/06/us/mike-mansfield-longtime-leader-of-senate-democrats-dies-at-98.html 2022-11-23 0362-4331 October 15 – Zhang Xueliang, Chinese military figure (b. 1901)Kristof Nicholas D. 2001-10-19 Zhang Xueliang, 100, Dies; Warlord and Hero of China en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/19/world/zhang-xueliang-100-dies-warlord-and-hero-of-china.html 2022-11-23 0362-4331 October 17 – Rehavam Ze'evi, Israeli general and politician (b. 1926) (see assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi)Hockstader Lee 2001-10-25 Israel Details Assassination Plot Against Zeevi The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2001/10/25/israel-details-assassination-plot-against-zeevi/8510343d-e9b4-4ced-ac7e-e98168bd655f/ 2022-11-23 October 25 – Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, Queen consort of Iran (b. 1932)Meylan Vincent The precious jewels of Iran's "sad-eyed" princess https://www.cnn.com/style/article/iran-sad-eyed-princess-soraya-bakhtiari/index.html 2022-11-24 CNN 13 February 2017 en November – Mohammed Atef, Al-Qaeda leader (b. 1944)Dawoud Khaled 2001-11-19 Obituary: Mohammed Atef http://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/nov/19/guardianobituaries.afghanistan 2022-11-24 The Guardian en November 1 – Juan Bosch, President of the Dominican Republic (b. 1909)Lewis Paul 2001-11-02 Juan Bosch, 92, Freely Elected Dominican President, Dies en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/02/world/juan-bosch-92-freely-elected-dominican-president-dies.html 2022-11-23 0362-4331 November 5 – Gholam Reza Azhari, 73rd prime minister of Iran (b. 1912)2001-11-18 Gholamreza Azhari, 83; Briefly Served as Iran's Prime Minister https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-nov-18-me-5666-story.html 2022-11-23 Los Angeles Times en-US November 9 – Giovanni Leone, 37th Prime Minister of Italy and 6th President of Italy (b. 1908)Honan William H. November 10, 2001 Giovanni Leone, Italy's Ex-President, Dies at 93 en The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/10/world/giovanni-leone-italy-s-ex-president-dies-at-93.html 19 August 2018 November 24 – Sophie, Princess of Greece and Denmark (b. 1914)2001-11-30 H R H Princess George of Hanover https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1363868/H-R-H-Princess-George-of-Hanover.html 2022-11-20 The Telegraph December 20 – Léopold Sédar Senghor, first president of Senegal (b. 1906)21 December 2001 Léopold Senghor The Daily Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1365925/Leopold-Senghor.html live subscription 6 April 2012 https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1365925/Leopold-Senghor.html January 11, 2022 December 23 – Jelle Zijlstra, Dutch politician and economist, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1918)Annual Report Bank for International Settlements 2001 174 References Category:Politics by year Category:21st century in politics Category:2000s in politics