List of State Leaders in 2001 - South America

South America

• Argentina
  • President -
    1. Fernando de la Rúa, President of Argentina (1999–2001)
    2. Ramón Puerta, Acting President of Argentina (2001)
    3. Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, Interim President of Argentina (2001)
    4. Eduardo Camaño, Acting President of Argentina (2001–2002)
• Bolivia
  • President -
    1. Hugo Banzer, President of Bolivia (1997–2001)
    2. Jorge Quiroga, President of Bolivia (2001–2002)
• Brazil
  • President - Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil (1995–2003)
• Chile
  • President - Ricardo Lagos, President of Chile (2000–2006)
• Colombia
  • President - Andrés Pastrana Arango, President of Colombia (1998–2002)
• Ecuador
  • President - Gustavo Noboa, President of Ecuador (2000–2003)
• Falkland Islands (British dependent territory)
  • Governor - Donald Lamont, Governor of the Falkland Islands (1999–2002)
  • Chief Executive - Michael Blanch, Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands (2000–2003)
• Guyana -
  • President - Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana (1999–2011)
  • Prime Minister - Sam Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana (1999–present)
• Paraguay
  • President - Luis Ángel González Macchi, President of Paraguay (1999–2003)
• Peru
  • President -
    1. Valentín Paniagua, Interim President of Peru (2000–2001)
    2. Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru (2001–2006)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2000–2001)
    2. Roberto Dañino Zapata, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2001–2002)
• Suriname
  • President - Ronald Venetiaan, President of Suriname (2000–2010)
• Uruguay
  • President - Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, President of Uruguay (2000–2005)
• Venezuela
  • President - Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (1999–2002)