December 2001
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Events
- December 2 - Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection five days after Dynegy canceled a US$8.4 billion buyout bid (as of 2003 this was the largest bankruptcy in the history of the United States).
- December 4 - Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj, Sultan of Selangor and 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia dies in office.
- December 13 - Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, Raja of Perlis becomes the 12th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
- December 14 - Annular solar eclipse
- December 18 - Two men, Ahmed Agiza and Muhammad Zery, are secretly deported to Egypt from Sweden after a request from the United States in what is believed to be a CIA-led operation. [(Washington Post)]
- December 20 - The Argentine government of President Fernando De la Rúa collapses amidst rioting and violence throughout the country. See December 2001 riots (Argentina)
- December 27 - The People's Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade status with the United States.
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