December 2001

the éphéméride | All on December and 2001.

Saturday the 1st er February 2001

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Sunday December 2nd 2001

  • In Melbourne, the Davis cut of tennis is gained by France vis-a-vis in Australia by three victories with two.
  • Tsahal launches massive reprisals against the Palestinians.
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Monday December 3rd 2001

  • a fifth human case of disease of the mad cow is detected in France.
  • One condemned to death American Mumia Abu Jamal , for the murder of a police officer in 1981, is made citizen of honor of Paris, by the Council of Paris, is chaired by Bertrand Delanoë.
    • 18, a judge of Philadelphia breakage the death sentence, while maintaining the culpability.
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Tuesday December 4th 2001

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Wednesday December 5th 2001

Thursday December 6th 2001

  • In France:
    • New demonstrations of gendarmes in several cities in France
  • In Afghanistan, falls of Kandahar.
  • With the Brazil, of the pirates of the river the Amazon assassinates on its boat to sir Peter Blake on mission scientific.
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Friday December 7th 2001

  • In Corsica, at the time of the lawsuit of the Business of the straw huts, the public prosecutor requires four years of Prison, including three firm, against the former prefect Bernard Bonnet.
  • At the time of its speech of celebration of the sixtieth birthday of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, aboard aircraft carrier US Enterprise , the president George W. Bush, drawing up a parallel with the attacks of September 11th, declares: “ Like all the fascists, the terrorists cannot be left in peace ”.
  • Israel-Palestine:
    • common Meeting, under the aegis of the American special correspondent Anthony Zinni, between the persons in charge of the safety measures Israeli and Palestinian.
    • In the night, the general headquarter of the Palestinian police force of Gaza, is bombarded by Israeli combat helicopters.
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Saturday December 8th 2001

  • In France, the gendarmes obtain from the Minister for Defense, Alain Richard, wage a monthly increase of 1.000 francs, 50.000 additional bullet-proof jackets and manpower.
  • the American Senate vote, the military amount draft budget of 318 billion dollars, to finance the anti-missile project of shield.
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Sunday December 9th 2001

  • New Palestinian suicide bombing: 9 dead.
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Monday December 10th 2001

  • In France:
    • Resumption of negotiations, started in November enters the trade unions of police officers and the Minister of Interior Department Daniel Vaillant.
    • the National Assembly votes definitively the finance bill of the Social security by 271 votes against 255.
    • the teachers express in several big cities.
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Tuesday December 11th 2001

  • In France:
    • Manifestation of the prison warders.
    • a close relation of Armata Corsa, Jacques Navarra , is removed and assassinated by false police officers.
    • From December 11th to 12th, lawsuit in front of the military tribunal of Paris of the commander Pierre Bunel , continued for intelligence with the enemy, under the charge to have transmitted in 1999, during the war of Kosovo, the plans of strike NATO with colonel Serbe. He is condemned to five years of prison including two years firm.
  • With the the United States, the free-Morrocan Zacarias Moussaoui , stopped on August 17th, 2001 in the Minnesota, is accused for its participation supposed in the suicide mission of Pittsburgh. Suspected of being the twentieth pirate of the attacks of September 11th, it is liable to the capital punishment.
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Wednesday December 12th 2001

  • France: Death with Senlis, of the actor and director of circus Jean Richard, at the 80 years age.
  • Israel:
    • Attack-suicide by a militant of the Hamas against an Israeli bus, in the suburbs of Tel-Aviv: 11 dead of which the terrorist and 30 wounded Israelis.
    • Two attack-suicides in a Jewish colony in the south of Gaza: 4 wounded Israelis.
    • the Palestinian Autorité orders the closing of all the offices of the Hamas and the Islamic Djihad.
    • the Israeli government issues politically Yasser Arafat “ off-side ”.
    • Until the 15, Tsahal intensifies in reprisals its bombardments against the Palestinian infrastructures of Gaza and the West Bank: 13 deaths Palestinian.
  • Venezuela: Adoption by the Heads of State and/or government of the countries of the Association of the States of Caribbean (AEC), joined together on the island of Margarita, with the Venezuela of the Declaration of Margarita , “recognizing the Caribbean Sea like common inheritance of the area, and a priceless credit”.
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Thursday December 13rd 2001

  • In France:
    • In Corsica, with Island-Russet-red the, assassination of Jean-Pierre Martelli , one of the managers of the bar the Swimming pool where Jean-Michel Rossi was assassinated, 7 August 2000.
    • Frederic Vitoux is elected with the French Academy with the armchair of Jacques Laurent.
    • Demonstration gathering some 80.000 trade unionists with Brussels at the time of the top of the Heads of States and government of the 15 countries of the European Union, which must be held from December 14th to 15th in Laeken.
  • the president George W. Bush announces the unilateral withdrawal of the the United States of treaty ABM, in order to prepare the implementation of its project of anti-missile shield.
    • the Russian government estimates that this decision is “ a error” but is said ready to start the discussions for new agreements of disarmament.
  • In a hardly audible video recording, “discovered” by the American special forces with Djalalabad with the Pakistan, and made public by the US government, Oussama ben Laden tells the preparation of the attacks of September 11th, with a Saoudi religious dignity.
  • With New-Dehli, in India, a commando of five Moslem separatist terrorists cachemiri, attacks the Parliament killing a gardener and six members of the security forces.
    • the Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh blames the responsibility for the Pakistan, which retorts that “ India will pay expensive if it launches out in any ventures ”.
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Friday December 14th 2001

  • In France, death of the realizer and producer of television Claude Santelli at the 78 years age. He was the pioneer, with the ORTF, of the televised adaptations of the large literary texts and was the defender, since 1975, of a popular television of quality, against the commercial chains.
  • From December 14th to 15th, with Laeken close to Brussels, top of the Heads of States and government of the 15 countries of the European Union.
    • Official launch of a convention charged to work out the future reform of the institutions and whose presidency is entrusted to Valery Giscard d'Estaing.
    • Some 20.000 demonstrators “antimondialists” express with Brussels.
  • In the night of the 14 to the 15, the United States puts their veto at a draft Resolution of the Safety advice recommending the deployment of international observers.
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Saturday December 15th 2001

  • In France, beginning of the strike of the general doctors who claim a revalorization of their fees.
    • From December 22nd to 26th, the strike will become extensive.
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Sunday December 16th 2001

  • In France, with the Porte de Versailles, Paris, 8.000 militants of the RPR celebrate the 25e birthday of their movement.
  • With the municipal elections of the Portugal, the Socialist party undergoes a serious electoral reverse and loses, in particular, the towns of Lisbon and Oporto.
  • In Afghanistan, the last pockets of resistance of Al-Qaida are crushed in the area of Tora Bora: 200 islamist killed. However Usama Bin Laden and its staff remains untraceable.
  • the Palestinian president Yasser Arafat calls with the suspension of any violence armed against Israel.
    • the US government reaffirms the legitimacy of this one like partner of negotiations, but requires of him results against terrorism.
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Monday December 17th 2001

  • In France, Vivendi Universal announces the purchase for 10,5 billion dollars, the credits of the USA Networks in the cinema and television, with an aim of a fusion with the studios Universal . On this occasion, the chairman Jean-Marie Messier declares: “ the French cultural exception died ”.
  • the International federation of the human rights and Human rights Alliance France publish a report detailing the reign of terror set up by the mode of Saddam Hussein:
    • regular Repression of the Kurdish ethnic minorities, turkmenes or Shiites.
    • Any form of so tiny opposition is it is sanctioned by executions or amputations:
      • the insult with Saddam Hussein or her family is systematically punished by the cut language,
      • the refusal to serve the army is punished by the cut ears,
      • the desertion is punished capital punishment.
      • In the event of escape of the opponents, the wives are accused of prostitution and are decapitated as a public, and their head exposed in front of their residence
    • the executions and amputations are carried out by the personal militia of Odai, the son of Saddam Hussein.
  • Following the electoral, sudden reverse by its party with the municipal elections, the first socialist minister for the Portugal, António Guterres resigns.
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Tuesday December 18th 2001

  • In France:
    • the National Assembly definitively votes the bill on the future of the Corsica by 249 votes against 228.
    • the Constitutional council rejects the financing of the law over the thirty-five hours.
    • Death with the Boulogne-on-Seine of the singer, type-setter and actor, Gilbert Bécaud at the 74 years age.
  • With Brussels, arrest of belgo-Tunisian Tarek Maaroufi , suspected of being one of the European persons in charge of the terrorist network Al-Qaida and of being implied in the assassination, the 9 September 2001, of the commander Massoud, 2 days before the attacks of September 11th.
  • At the border of the Cashmere and the Pakistan, exchanges of gunfire between Indian soldiers and Pakistani.
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Wednesday December 19th 2001

  • In France:
    • the National Assembly definitively votes the bill of social modernization by 271 votes against 244.
    • After one month of strike, two trade unions of interns on four sign a draft-agreement with the Minister for Health Bernard Kouchner. Work begins again in province but the strike continues in the Paris region.
    • the Court of Appeal of Versailles, in the Business of the government contracts of the Town of Paris, condemns to six months of suspended sentence, the former trésorière of RPR, Louise-Yvonne Casetta . She had been released in first authority the 28 November 2000.
  • In Argentinian, of the demonstrations turns to the riot to Buenos Aires: 27 dead. The president of the Republic Fernando Of Rua issues the state of siege for one month.
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Thursday December 20th 2001

  • In France:
  • In Germany, the Berliner, victorious SPD with only 29,6% of the regional elections of September 22nd, concludes an agreement with the neocommunists from the PDS (22,4%), for a coalition government, in spite of the opposition of the chancellor Gerhard Schröder.
  • the US government added two terrorist movements Pakistani in the list of the terrorist organizations having to be fought: the Lashkar-i-Taiba and the Jaish-i-muhammad.
  • In Afghanistan, an attack allotted to a pocket of resistance of the Taliban S makes several casualty with Mazar-i-Charif.
  • In Argentinian, following the events of December 19th, the president of the Republic Fernando of Rúa resigns, as well as the whole of the government.
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Friday December 21st 2001

  • In Afghanistan:
    • the first elements of the TRUSTED (International force of assistance to safety), elected by the the United Nations and ordered by the British major general John McColl , arrives on the air base of Bagram close to the capital Kabul.
    • the United States Air Force, bombards a convoy, in the province of Paktia and keep silent 65 people of which women and children.
      • the Pentagone announces that this convoy transported members of the terrorist network Al-Qaida.
      • the patchoune chief of the council of the province Haji Saïfullah demented person the information of the Pentagon and threat to declare the war with the new government if it does not make cease the American bombardments.
      • It would be acted in fact of a convoy of pro-governmental tribal chiefs, going to the ceremony of nomination of Hamid Karzai. American would have been deliberately misled by tribal chiefs opposed to the new government.
  • Israel-Palestine:
    • Confrontations between Palestinian and militant police officers islamist in the band of Gaza: 6 dead.
    • the Hamas announces the stop “ until new order ” of its attack-suicides.
  • the Indian government recalls its ambassador in station to Islamabad.
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Saturday December 22nd 2001

  • the crew and the passengers, of a flight Paris-Miami from American Airlines, manage to control a terrorist kamikaze who tried to put fire at explosives dissimulated in the heels of his shoes. The man was carrying a British passport establishes in the name of Richard Colvin Reid
  • In Afghanistan, the new temporary government, chaired by Hamid Karzai is officially invested.
  • In Argentinian, following the resignation of the president of the Republic Fernando Of Rua, the deputies and the senators brought together as a legislative Parliament, elects like chair by interim, the peronist Adolfo Rodriguez Saa, governor of the province of San Luis.
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Sunday December 23rd 2001

  • In Argentinian, the new president peronist Adolfo Rodriguez Saa announces the suspension of the payments of the national debt (132 billion dollars).
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Monday December 24th 2001

  • the president Yasser Arafat, blocked with Ramallah since the 3, is prevented by Israel from attending the Christian midnight mass of Bethlehem, like it usually does it.
  • Mucharraf Pakistani president, in its speech with the nation, denounces the “nightmare” that certain bunches imposes on the Pakistan and promises to face at the same time with the “external threat” and with the “interior challenge”.
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Tuesday December 25th 2001

  • Advertisement of discovered body of young French Herve Djamel Loiseau having fought in the rows of the terrorist network Al-Qaida, death of cold and of hunger in the mountains of Tora Bora and buried with Tandor with the Pakistan.
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Wednesday December 26th 2001

  • In Afghanistan:
    • In the night, the United States Air Force, bombards a convoy and kills 25 people.
    • In addition to that of Herve Djamel Loiseau , announces discovery of the bodies of five other young French having fought in the rows of the terrorist network Al-Qaida.
  • the television channel qatarie Al-Jazira partly diffuses a new video cassette of the terrorist chief Usama Bin Laden in whom he declares: “ Our terrorism against the the United States is blessed, it dissuades the oppressor so that America ceases its support for Israel which kills our children ”.
    • the 27, the cassette is entirely diffused with Bin Laden inviting the islamist ones with “ to strike the US economy by all the means”.
  • Indian the Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee prepares its country and the world with a war, which he regards as innévitable, with the Pakistan: “ Our missiles are pointed… We do not want this war, but it is imposed to us, we will be able to face there”.
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Thursday December 27th 2001

  • the Indian government prohibited with the planes Pakistani the overflight of his airspace.
  • In Israel, the Minister for defense Benjamin Ben Eliezer is elected chief of the workers party.
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Friday December 28th 2001

Saturday December 29th 2001

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Sunday December 30th 2001

Monday December 31st 2001

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