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Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner Dies

   VOA News 27 October 2010
   In  this  July  6,  2010  file photo, Argentina's former president and
   current  Secretary  General  of  UNASUR Nestor Kirchner arrives to the
   presidential palace in Santiago, Chile.

Photo: AP

   In  this  July  6,  2010  file photo, Argentina's former president and
   current  Secretary  General  of  UNASUR Nestor Kirchner arrives to the
   presidential palace in Santiago, Chile

   Former  Argentine  president  Nestor  Kirchner,  the  husband  of  the
   nation's   current   president,  Cristina  Kirchner,  has  died  after
   suffering a heart attack.  He was 60 years old.
   Mr.  Kirchner  died Wednesday at a hospital in the southern city of El
   Calafate.
   The  former  president had suffered heart problems in the past and had
   surgery just last month to treat a blocked artery. Â
   Mr.  Kirchner served as president of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, when
   his wife succeeded him.  He was credited with leading the country out
   of a severe financial crisis while in office, and many expected him to
   run for president again in next year's elections.
   Mr.  Kirchner  stayed active in politics after leaving office, serving
   in  the  Argentine  congress  and  as leader of the country's Peronist
   party.
   A  lawyer by training, Mr. Kirchner was first elected to public office
   as  mayor  of  the  southern  city of Rio Gallegos, his hometown.  He
   later became governor of the province of Santa Cruz.

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