Adolfo Rodríguez-Saá (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈðolfo roˈðɾiɣes saˈa] ⓘ; born 25 July 1947) is an Argentine Peronist politician.

[2] In response to the 1998–2002 Argentine great depression, he declared the highest sovereign default in history and resigned days later amid civil unrest.

[6] As a governor, Rodríguez Saá attracted huge investments to the province, which led to the growth of local industries, public works, social services and tourism.

Levels of employment and industrial production, as well as measures of scholastic achievement and crime-fighting success were higher than those of the country at large.

He united the governors of the smaller Argentine provinces in a front, called Frente Federal Solidario.

Carlos Menem, governor of La Rioja, prevailed in both the primary and the main elections and became the new president of Argentina.

Duhalde lost the elections to the radical Fernando de la Rúa, and Rodríguez Saá was again re-elected as governor.

He attempted to divide the city of San Luis into four municipalities, as the mayor was a political rival, but had to drop the project because of the popular unrest generated by the proposal.

[6] President Fernando de la Rúa resigned after the December 2001 riots that had been caused by the 1998–2002 Argentine great depression.

Those elections were to be held under the ley de lemas with double simultaneous voting, with the victor scheduled to take office on 5 April.

[9] During his short time in office, Rodríguez Saá announced the creation of a new currency, the argentino, which would have circulated alongside the peso and the dollar.

[11] As a result, Rodríguez Saá gave up his whole cabinet before they could take office, with the sole exception of Rodolfo Gabrielli, in the Interior Ministry.

José Manuel de la Sota, governor of Córdoba, withdrew his support, suspecting that Rodríguez Saá had plans to cancel the elections and stay as president up to 2003.

[10] On 30 December, he returned to San Luis with Daniel Scioli and resigned, alleging lack of support from the rest of the Justicialist Party.

[15] Insfrán, Maza and minister Rodolfo Gabrielli tried to convince him to stay as president; his brother Alberto Rodríguez Saá supported his decision.

[16] In announcing his resignation in a Cadena nacional, he recounted the achievements of his one-week administration and accused Justicialist governors and legislators of meanness and shortsightedness.

The video has never been made public, and the kidnappers Walter Alejandro Salgado, Nélida Esther Sesín and Eduardo Alberto Doyhenard were sentenced in 1995.