"Faced with a mounting economic crisis, the government had announced a new decree to limit bank withdrawals or transfers to the equivalent of $250 (£160) a week.
The aim was to stop a run on the banks.
At a stroke, Ms Etchegaray and millions of her fellow citizens were unable to access all their savings.
Long queues formed at banks across Argentina as people tried to get hold of their money. Soon frustration turned to anger.
"It was something we had never seen before. You did not know what to do or where to go to ask for your savings, because all the banks were closed," says Ms Etchegaray"......READ MORE
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