December 2001

2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December

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) (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11976-2004Jul24.html)
December 27 - The People's Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade status with the United States.

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