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Apagón, the Glossary

Apagón (in Spanish, literally, blackout) is a form of protest that was employed several times in some large cities of Argentina, during the economic crisis at the beginning of the 2000s.^[1]

28 relations: Argentina, Argentine peso, Buenos Aires, Cacerolazo, Carlos Menem, Coal-fired power station, Devaluation, Drinking water, Eduardo Duhalde, Electric power, Elisa Carrió, Fixed exchange rate system, Inflation, Left-wing politics, List of cities in Argentina, Natural gas, Piquetero, Plaza de Mayo, Poverty threshold, Power outage, Profit (accounting), Protest, Spanish language, Telephone, Unemployment, United States, United States dollar, 1998–2002 Argentine great depression.
Economic history of Argentina
Protests

Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.

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The peso (established as the peso convertible) is the currency of Argentina since 1992, identified within Argentina by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using peso or dollar currencies.

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Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the capital and primate city of Argentina.

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Cacerolazo

In Spanish, a cacerolazo or cacerolada; also in Catalan a cassolada is a form of popular protest which consists of a group of people making noise by banging pots, pans, and other utensils in order to call for attention.

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Carlos Menem

Carlos Saúl Menem (2 July 1930 – 14 February 2021) was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the president of Argentina from 1989 to 1999.

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Coal-fired power station

A coal-fired power station or coal power plant is a thermal power station which burns coal to generate electricity.

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Devaluation

In macroeconomics and modern monetary policy, a devaluation is an official lowering of the value of a country's currency within a fixed exchange-rate system, in which a monetary authority formally sets a lower exchange rate of the national currency in relation to a foreign reference currency or currency basket.

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Drinking water

Drinking water or potable water is water that is safe for ingestion, either when drunk directly in liquid form or consumed indirectly through food preparation.

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Eduardo Duhalde

Eduardo Alberto Duhalde (born 5 October 1941) is an Argentine former peronist politician who served as the interim President of Argentina from January 2002 to May 2003.

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Electric power

Electric power is the rate of transfer of electrical energy within a circuit.

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Elisa Carrió

Elisa María Avelina "Lilita" Carrió (born 26 December 1956) is an Argentine lawyer, professor, and politician.

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Fixed exchange rate system

A fixed exchange rate, often called a pegged exchange rate, is a type of exchange rate regime in which a currency's value is fixed or pegged by a monetary authority against the value of another currency, a basket of other currencies, or another measure of value, such as gold.

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Inflation

In economics, inflation is a general increase in the prices of goods and services in an economy.

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Left-wing politics

Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy as a whole or certain social hierarchies.

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List of cities in Argentina

This is a list of cities in Argentina.

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Natural gas

Natural gas (also called fossil gas, methane gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane (95%) in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes.

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Piquetero

A piquetero is a member of a group that has blocked a street with the purpose of demonstrating and calling attention over a particular issue or demand.

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Plaza de Mayo

The Plaza de Mayo (May Square) is a city square and the main foundational site of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Poverty threshold

The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country.

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Power outage

A power outage (also called a powercut, a power out, a power failure, a power blackout, a power loss, or a blackout) is the loss of the electrical power network supply to an end user.

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Profit (accounting)

Profit, in accounting, is an income distributed to the owner in a profitable market production process (business).

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Protest

A protest (also called a demonstration, remonstration, or remonstrance) is a public expression of objection, disapproval, or dissent towards an idea or action, typically a political one. Apagón and protest are protests.

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Spanish language

Spanish (español) or Castilian (castellano) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.

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Telephone

A telephone, colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be easily heard directly.

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Unemployment

Unemployment, according to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), is people above a specified age (usually 15) not being in paid employment or self-employment but currently available for work during the reference period.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.

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1998–2002 Argentine great depression

The 1998–2002 Argentine great depression was an economic depression in Argentina, which began in the third quarter of 1998 and lasted until the second quarter of 2002.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apagón