| December 14 2009 |
President Cristina Kirchner issues a decree of necessity and urgency calling for $6.6 billion of the central banks $48 billion of reserves |
| January 6 2010 |
The government calls on Martin Redrado to resign as central bank president for refusing to support its decree. Redrado refuses to go |
| January 7 |
Kirchner issues another decree to fire Redrado, accusing him of misconduct |
| January 8 |
Redrado gets both decrees suspended by the courts. He is reinstated as central bank president |
| January 22 |
The government warns Redrado not to re-enter the central bank |
| January 24 |
Police bar Redrado from entering the central bank |
| January 26 |
A congressional committee meets to decide Redrados fate |
| January 28 |
Redrado testifies before the committee |
| January 29 |
Redrado announces his resignation at a press conference |
| February 3 |
The congressional committee backs Kirchners decision to fire Redrado. Kirchner appoints Mercedes Marcó del Pont as the new central bank president |