President Cristina Kirchner issues a decree of necessity and urgency calling for $6.6 billion of the central bank’s $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 Redrado’s fate
January 28
Redrado testifies before the committee
January 29
Redrado announces his resignation at a press conference
February 3
The congressional committee backs Kirchner’s decision to fire Redrado.
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