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.
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- IJA: The Situation in Argentina Covering the events that provoked the resignation of President Fernando de la Rúa and the participation of the Anarchist Federation of Argentina.
- Red Flag: Frontline 6 Issue focusing on the December 2001 revolt.
- Riots in Argentina Placing the cacerolazo in the context of the working class in struggle against the globalized capitalism.
- Christian Science Monitor: Argentina's Deep Empty Pockets Focusing on the history of political and economic disarray that contributed to the cacerolazo.
- World Press Review: Argentina Protests Overview of the situation after the incidents of December 2001.
- Asia Times: Argentine Heavy Metal Rocks the Globe Article by Pepe Escobar describing the cacerolazo and the relation with the so called neoliberalism's "model student".
- Le Monde Diplomatique: Ten Days that Shook the World Bank Covering the December 2001 events and an analysis explaining why it wasn't an anti-democratic movement.
- GATSwatch: GATS Cacerolazo Covering the pots and pans noise protest against the European Union role at WTO Services Negotiations.
- In Defense of Marxism: Total Crisis of Capitalism in Argentina Article by Miguel Jiménez about the insurrection of December 19th and 20th and the role of the middle classes.