Blue, Black, and Green: Inflation and the Fate of Argentina

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Carlos S. Dimas

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President Fernando de la Rua.

President Fernando de la Rua

Amid rioting, President Fernando de la Rua resigned on December 21, 2001.

Police intervention in the 2001 riots.

2001 riots

Police intervention in the 2001 riots

A protest against the banks and Corralito in 2002.

2002 Protest

A protest against the banks and Corralito in 2002. The large sign reads "Thieving banks - give back our dollars."

Field of beef cattle in Argentina.

Field of beef cattle

Field of beef cattle in Argentina

Guillermo Moreno.

Guillermo Moreno

Guillermo Moreno, 2010.

Bank customers protest the freezing of their accounts.

Bank customers protest

Bank customers protest the freezing of their accounts. Their mostly dollar-denominated accounts were converted to pesos at less than half their new value, 2002.

Néstor Kirchner and Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna.

Kirchner and Lavagna

Néstor Kirchner and Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna discuss policy, August 2004.

Presidents of Argentina and China meet in Beijing.

Cristina Fernandez and China Hu Jintao

Presidents of Argentina and China (Cristina Fernandez and Hu Jintao) meet in Beijing, 2014.

A saladero at the Port of Rosario.

Saladero

A saladero (salted meat factory) at the Port of Rosario, 1865

Buenos Aires Docks.

Buenos Aires Docks

Buenos Aires Docks, 1915.

A traffic jam caused by demonstrations prior to the 1937 presidential elections.

Traffic jam

A traffic jam caused by demonstrations prior to the 1937 presidential elections, Buenos Aires.

The failure of Banco de Intercambio Regional in March 1980 led to runs on other banks.

Banco de Intercambio Regional

The failure of Banco de Intercambio Regional in March 1980 led to runs on other banks

National Bank of Argentina.

National Bank of Argentina

National Bank of Argentina

Juan Manuel de Rosas.

Juan Manuel de Rosas

Juan Manuel de Rosas, 1841.

Julio Argentino Roca.

Julio Argentino Roca

Julio Argentino Roca, 1900.

Juan Domingo Perón.

Juan Domingo Perón

Juan Domingo Perón, 1946.

Riots in December 2001.

December 2001

Riots in December 2001

Bernardino Rivadavia.

Bernardino Rivadavia

Bernardino Rivadavia, while he was in London, 1820s.

Miguel Juárez Celman.

Miguel Juárez Celman

Miguel Juárez Celman, c. 1890s.

Francis Baring with brother John Baring and son-in-law Charles Wall.

Baring Brothers

Francis Baring (left), with brother John Baring and son-in-law Charles Wall, 1800.

Raúl Alfonsín.

Raúl Alfonsín

Raúl Alfonsín, 2003.

Carlos Menem.

Carlos Menem

Carlos Menem, c. 1990s.

Domingo Cavallo.

Domingo Cavallo

"Un Peso Un Dolar," Domingo Cavallo, 2001.

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Carlos S. Dimas , "Blue, Black, and Green: Inflation and the Fate of Argentina" , Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective

August, 2015

https://origins.osu.edu/article/blue-black-and-green-inflation-and-fate-argentina.