2001 in politics explained
These are some of the notable events relating to politics in 2001.
Events
January
February
March
April
May
June
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.[25]
- July 14 – Agra Summit: India and Pakistan begin talks to improve relations. The summit ends inconclusively on July 16.[26]
- July 16 – China and Russia sign the 2001 Sino-Russian Treaty of Friendship.[27]
- 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.[28]
- July 23 – Megawati Sukarnoputri is inaugurated as the first female president of Indonesia.[29]
- 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.[30]
August
September
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- 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.[34]
- September 19 – Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat forbids Palestinian soldiers from firing on Israeli forces, even in self-defence. Israel agrees to a ceasefire.[35]
- 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".[36]
- September 26 - One third of the French Senate is elected in the 2001 French Senate election.
October
November
December
Deaths
- January 2 – William P. Rogers, American diplomat (b. 1913)[50]
- January 7 – Charles Helou, 9th president of Lebanon (b. 1913)[51]
- January 9 – Paul Vanden Boeynants, 2-time prime minister of Belgium (b. 1919)[52]
- January 18 – Laurent-Désiré Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1939) (see assassination of Laurent-Désiré Kabila)[53]
- January 27 – Marie-José of Belgium, last Queen of Italy (b. 1906)[54]
- February 6 – Trần Văn Lắm, South Vietnamese diplomat and politician (b. 1913)[55]
- March 4 – Harold Stassen, American politician, 25th Governor of Minnesota (b. 1907)[56]
- March 20 – Ilie Verdeț, 51st prime minister of Romania (b. 1925)[57]
- April 20 – Va'ai Kolone, Prime Minister of Samoa (b. 1911)[58]
- April 29 – Barend Biesheuvel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1971–1973) (b. 1920)[59]
- May 22 – Jenő Fock, 49th prime minister of Hungary (b. 1916)[60]
- June 1 – Nepalese royal massacre:
- June 4 – King Dipendra of Nepal (b. 1971)[62]
- June 7 – Víctor Paz Estenssoro, 45th President of Bolivia (b. 1907)[63]
- June 10 – Leila Pahlavi, Iranian princess (b. 1970)[64]
- July 10 – Álvaro Magaña, 38th President of El Salvador (b. 1925)[65]
- July 25
- July 29 – Edward Gierek, Polish politician (b. 1913)[68]
- July 31 – Francisco da Costa Gomes, 15th President of Portugal (b. 1914)[69]
- August 6 – Dương Văn Minh, 4th and final President of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) (b. 1916)[70]
- August 11 – Carlos Hank González, Mexican politician (b. 1927)[71]
- August 26 – Marita Petersen, 8th prime minister of Faroe Islands (b. 1940)[72]
- August 27 – Abu Ali Mustafa, PFLP leader (b. 1938)[73]
- August 30 – A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury, 9th president of Bangladesh (b. 1915)[74]
- September 9 – Ahmad Shah Massoud, Afghan military commander (b. 1953)[75]
- September 20 – Marcos Pérez Jiménez, 51st President of Venezuela (b. 1914)[76]
- September 29 – Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, 2nd President of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) (b. 1923)[77]
- October 5 – Mike Mansfield, American politician and diplomat (b. 1903)[78]
- October 15 – Zhang Xueliang, Chinese military figure (b. 1901)[79]
- October 17 – Rehavam Ze'evi, Israeli general and politician (b. 1926) (see assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi)[80]
- October 25 – Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, Queen consort of Iran (b. 1932)[81]
- November – Mohammed Atef, Al-Qaeda leader (b. 1944)[82]
- November 1 – Juan Bosch, President of the Dominican Republic (b. 1909)[83]
- November 5 – Gholam Reza Azhari, 73rd prime minister of Iran (b. 1912)[84]
- November 9 – Giovanni Leone, 37th Prime Minister of Italy and 6th President of Italy (b. 1908)[85]
- November 24 – Sophie, Princess of Greece and Denmark (b. 1914)[86]
- December 20 – Léopold Sédar Senghor, first president of Senegal (b. 1906)[87]
- December 23 – Jelle Zijlstra, Dutch politician and economist, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1918)[88]
Notes and References
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- Web site: Marusic . Sinisa Jakov . 2021-01-22 . 20 Years On, Armed Conflict's Legacy Endures in North Macedonia . 2022-11-29 . Balkan Insight . en-US.
- Web site: 2001-01-29 . Clashes as 10,000 besiege Indonesian parliament . 2022-11-20 . the Guardian . en.
- News: 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 . 2022-11-20 . 0362-4331.
- Web site: 2001-02-16 . US and British aircraft attack Iraq . 2022-11-20 . The Guardian . en.
- Web site: Borger . Julian . 2001-03-29 . Bush kills global warming treaty . 2022-11-24 . The Guardian . en.
- Book: Oran Doyle . Committed Relationships and the Law . William Binchy . Four Courts Press . 2007 . 978-1-84682-087-8 . 89.
- Web site: Steven Erlanger . Carlotta Gall . April 2, 2001 . Milosevic Surrender: The overview; Milosevic arrest came with pledge for a fair trial . April 5, 2021 . New York Times.
- Thayer . Carlyle A. . 2002 . Vietnam in 2001: The Ninth Party Congress and After . Asian Survey . 42 . 1 . 81–89 . 10.1525/as.2002.42.1.81 . 0004-4687 . 10.1525/as.2002.42.1.81.
- Web site: 2001-04-18 . Israel pulls out of Gaza . 2022-11-24 . CNN.
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- Web site: 2001-05-23 . 127 Countries Adopt Toxic Chemicals Treaty . 2022-11-24 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
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- Web site: CNN.com - Blair celebrates historic poll win - June 8, 2001 . edition.cnn.com.
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- Web site: 2001-07-08 . Race riots ignite Bradford . 2022-11-20 . The Guardian . en.
- News: 2001-07-17 . Agra summit at a glance . en-GB . 2022-11-24.
- News: Tyler . Patrick E. . 2001-07-17 . Russia and China Sign "Friendship" Pact . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-11-20 . 0362-4331.
- Web site: 2001-07-21 . G8 summit death shocks leaders . 2022-11-20 . CNN.
- Web site: Ningrum . Desi Aditia . 2019-10-19 . Presiden Megawati dan Pelantikan Dalam Sunyi . President Megawati and the Silent Inauguration . 2022-11-20 . merdeka.com . Indonesian.
- Web site: 25 July 2001 . Bulgaria's ex-King swears oath to republic . BBC.
- Web site: August 10, 2001 . Allies attack 3 Iraqi air defense sites . 2022-11-24 . www.cnn.com.
- Web site: Rogers . Walter . August 13, 2001 . Q&A: What the deal means for Macedonia - . 2022-11-24 . CNN.
- Web site: Peace support operations in North Macedonia (2001-2003) . 2022-11-20 . NATO . en.
- Book: Dale Anderson . The Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 . July 2003 . World Almanac Library . 978-0-8368-5380-3.
- Web site: September 19, 2001 . Both sides order cease-fires in Mideast . 2022-11-24 . CNN.
- Web site: Bruce Hoffman . March 18, 2021 . The War on Terror 20 Years on: Crossroads or Cul-De-Sac? . August 9, 2021 . Tony Blair Institute for global Change.
- News: Dugger . Celia W. . 2001-10-04 . Kashmir Mourns 38 Attack Victims . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-11-20 . 0362-4331.
- News: 2001-10-08 . UN helicopter shot down in Georgia . en-GB . 2022-11-24.
- News: 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 . 2022-11-20 . 0362-4331.
- News: Vesperini . Helen . 31 December 2001 . Rwanda unveils new flag and anthem . BBC . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20031105035109/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1735405.stm . 5 November 2003.
- Web site: 2001 Federal Election AustralianPolitics.com . australianpolitics.com.
- Web site: 2001-11-13 . Northern Alliance takes Kabul . 2022-11-20 . The Guardian . en.
- Weber . Amalie M. . 2003 . The Council of Europe's Convention on Cybercrime . Berkeley Technology Law Journal . 18 . 1 . 425–446 . 1086-3818 . 24120528.
- Web site: 2001-12-01 . 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.
- Web site: 2001-12-06 . Taliban Agrees to Surrender Kandahar . 2022-11-24 . ABC News . en.
- Web site: 2001-12-18 . Terrorist Attack on the Parliament of India . 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.
- Web site: Remarks Announcing the United States Withdrawal From the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty . 2022-11-20 . www.presidency.ucsb.edu.
- News: Gall . Carlotta . 20 June 2002 . A Buoyant Karzai is Sworn In as Afghanistan's Leader . The New York Times . 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.
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- News: Stout . David . January 4, 2001 . William P. Rogers, Who Served as Nixon's Secretary of State, Is Dead at 87 . . December 25, 2008.
- News: January 7, 2001 . Ex-Lebanon President Helou Dies . AP News . April 5, 2021.
- News: January 10, 2001 . Paul Vanden Boeynants Dies - The Washington Post . Washington Post . April 8, 2021.
- Book: Defense & Foreign Affairs Handbook . Perth Corporation . 2002 . 978-1-892998-06-4 . 380.
- News: 2001-01-28 . Italy's last queen dies . en-GB . 2022-11-20.
- News: Wolfgang Saxon . 2001-03-20 . Tran Van Lam, 88, Top South Vietnam Aide . The New York Times .
- News: Weil . Martin . 2001-03-05 . Harold Stassen Dies . en-US . . 2021-02-25 . 0190-8286.
- Book: Merriam-Webster . Britannica: The Year in Review . March 2002 . Encyclopaedia Britannica, Incorporated . 978-0-85229-831-2 . 147.
- Web site: 3 September 2010 . 'I've lost a friend' . 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.
- News: 2001-05-01 . Barend Biescheuvel (81) overleden . nl . de Volkskrant . 2022-11-24.
- Book: Merriam-Webster . Britannica: The Year in Review . 편집부 . March 2002 . Encyclopaedia Britannica, Incorporated . 978-0-85229-831-2 . 117.
- News: 2 June 2001 . Nepal mourns slain king . BBC News . 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.
- Web site: 2001-06-18 . Who killed Nepal King Birendra and family? Evidence points to love-crazed prince Dipendra . 2022-11-21 . India Today . en.
- News: Krauss . Clifford . 2001-06-09 . Víctor Paz Estenssoro, 93, 4-Time Bolivia Leader, Dies . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-11-21 . 0362-4331.
- News: 2001-06-12 . Shah's daughter found dead . en-GB . 2022-11-21.
- News: Cañas-Dinarte . Carlos . 2001-07-11 . Fallece el ex presidente Alvaro Magaña . Ex-president Alvaro Magaña dies . elsalvador.com . 2022-11-24.
- News: 26 July 2001 . Phoolan Devi shot dead . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020131194802/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/07/26/stories/01260001.htm . 31 January 2002.
- Web site: Connolly . Kate . 2001-08-07 . Josef Klaus . 2022-11-23 . The Guardian . en.
- News: McFadden . Robert D. . 2001-07-30 . Edward Gierek Dies at 88; Polish Communist Reformer . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-11-23 . 0362-4331.
- News: 2001-08-01 . Francisco da Costa Gomes Dies . 2022-11-23.
- News: Butterfield . Fox . 2001-08-08 . Duong Van Minh, 85, Saigon Plotter, Dies . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-11-23 . 0362-4331.
- News: 2001-08-13 . Carlos Hank González, 73, Veteran Mexican Politician . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-11-20 . 0362-4331.
- Web site: Marita Petersen (1940 - 2001) . April 8, 2021 . Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon.
- Web site: August 27, 2001 . Israeli troops take positions in West Bank town . 2022-11-24 . CNN.
- Web site: 2019-08-30 . bn:সাবেক রাষ্ট্রপতি আফম আহসানউদ্দিন চৌধুরীর মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী আজ . Today is the death anniversary of former President Afam Ahsanuddin Chowdhury . 2022-11-24 . Ekushey Television Limited . bn.
- News: 2001-09-10 . Taliban Foe Hurt and Aide Killed by Bomb . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-11-23 . 0362-4331.
- News: 2001-09-22 . Marcos Perez Jimenez Dies at 87 . The Washington Post . 2022-11-23.
- News: Fox Butterfield . 2001-10-01 . Nguyen Van Thieu Is Dead at 76; Last President of South Vietnam . The New York Times .
- News: Rosenbaum . David E. . 2001-10-06 . Mike Mansfield, Longtime Leader Of Senate Democrats, Dies at 98 . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-11-23 . 0362-4331.
- News: Kristof . Nicholas D. . 2001-10-19 . Zhang Xueliang, 100, Dies; Warlord and Hero of China . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-11-23 . 0362-4331.
- News: Hockstader . Lee . 2001-10-25 . Israel Details Assassination Plot Against Zeevi . The Washington Post . 2022-11-23.
- Web site: Meylan . Vincent . The precious jewels of Iran's "sad-eyed" princess . 2022-11-24 . CNN . 13 February 2017 . en.
- Web site: Dawoud . Khaled . 2001-11-19 . Obituary: Mohammed Atef . 2022-11-24 . The Guardian . en.
- News: Lewis . Paul . 2001-11-02 . Juan Bosch, 92, Freely Elected Dominican President, Dies . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-11-23 . 0362-4331.
- Web site: 2001-11-18 . Gholamreza Azhari, 83; Briefly Served as Iran's Prime Minister . 2022-11-23 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
- News: Honan . William H. . November 10, 2001 . Giovanni Leone, Italy's Ex-President, Dies at 93 . en . The New York Times . 19 August 2018.
- Web site: 2001-11-30 . H R H Princess George of Hanover . 2022-11-20 . The Telegraph.
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