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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 means of protest, sometimes in the context of the anti-globalisation movement.

Resources in This Category

• Asia Times: Argentine Heavy Metal Rocks the Globe

  http://www.atimes.com/global-econ/DA31Dj01.html
  Article by Pepe Escobar describing the cacerolazo and the relation with the so called neoliberalism's "model student".

• Christian Science Monitor: Argentina's Deep Empty Pockets

  http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0402/p09s02-coop.html
  Focusing on the history of political and economic disarray that contributed to the cacerolazo.

• GATSwatch: GATS Cacerolazo

  http://www.gatswatch.org/cacerolazo.html
  Covering the pots and pans noise protest against the European Union role at WTO Services Negotiations.

• IJA: The Situation in Argentina

  http://www.anarchy.no/ija631.html
  Covering the events that provoked the resignation of President Fernando de la Rúa and the participation of the Anarchist Federation of Argentina.

• In Defense of Marxism: Total Crisis of Capitalism in Argentina

  http://www.marxist.com/argentina-only-way-out.htm
  Article by Miguel Jiménez about the insurrection of December 19th and 20th and the role of the middle classes.

• Le Monde Diplomatique: Ten Days that Shook the World Bank

  http://mondediplo.com/2002/02/08tendays
  Covering the December 2001 events and an analysis explaining why it wasn't an anti-democratic movement.

• Red Flag: Frontline 6

  http://www.redflag.org.uk/frontline/six/06contents.html
  Issue focusing on the December 2001 revolt.

• Riots in Argentina

  http://www.tightrope.it/user/chefare/en/argentinen.htm
  Placing the cacerolazo in the context of the working class in struggle against the globalized capitalism.

• World Press Review: Argentina Protests

  http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/380.cfm
  Overview of the situation after the incidents of December 2001.

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