Carlos Menem
Carlos Saúl Menem (July 2, 1930 – February 14, 2021) was an Argentine politician and writer. He was the President of Argentina from July 8, 1989 to December 10, 1999.[1] From 1973 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1989, Menem was Governor of La Rioja.
Carlos Menem | |
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 Official presidential portrait of Menem | |
| 47th President of Argentina | |
| In office July 8, 1989 – December 10, 1999 | |
| Vice President | Eduardo Duhalde (1989-1991) None (1991-1995) Carlos Ruckauf (1995-1999) |
| Preceded by | Raúl Alfonsín |
| Succeeded by | Fernando de la Rúa |
| National Senator of Argentina | |
| In office December 10, 2005 – February 14, 2021 | |
| Constituency | La Rioja |
| Governor of La Rioja | |
| In office December 10, 1983 – July 8, 1989 | |
| Vice Governor | Bernabé Arnaudo |
| Preceded by | Military Junta |
| Succeeded by | Bernabé Arnaudo |
| In office May 25, 1973 – March 24, 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Military Junta |
| Succeeded by | Military Junta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carlos Saúl Menem July 2, 1930 Anillaco, La Rioja, Argentina |
| Died | February 14, 2021 (aged 90) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Political party | Justicialist |
| Spouse(s) | Zulema Yoma (1966–91) (divorced) Cecilia Bolocco (2001–11) (divorced) |
| Relations | Saúl Menem Mohibe Akil |
| Children | Zulema Menem Carlos Saúl Facundo Menem Carlos Nair Menem Máximo Saúl Menem |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Signature |  |
Menem was the first Argentine president to visit Israel.[2] He was a supporter of Peronist ideas.
After he moved to Chile, Argentina tried to extradite him. In 2005, he became Senator for La Rioja.
In 2003, he ran for president again and narrowly won the first round of the election. However he dropped out of the race after seeing that Néstor Kirchner would beat him in the second round.
Some Argentines believe that his name brings bad luck, something that Menem also believed.[3][4]
On 15 December 2020, he was hospitalized in Buenos Aires for a urinary tract infection.[5][6][7] On 24 December, he suffered from kidney failure and was in a coma.[8][9] Menem died on 14 February 2021 from problems caused by the infection, aged 90.[10]
Carlos Menem Media
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Carlos Menem (right) meets the elected president Héctor Cámpora in 1973.
- Transición Alfonsín Menem.jpg
Carlos Menem and outgoing president Raúl Alfonsín, during the presidential transition
Fixed phone subscriptions per 100 people between 1975 and 1999. The orange line indicates the privatization of ENTel.
Car and related exports (1983–2003) in millions of USD. During the 1990s, Argentina experienced growth in vehicle export revenue.
President Menem in a 1992 address outlining his plans for the reform of the nation's educational system, as well as for the privatization of the YPF oil concern, and of the pension system
Carlos Menem and Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1997)
Menem, in the 1999 campaign
Menem with Bill Clinton in June 1993
Menem and Patricio Aylwin in April 1993
Menem meeting with U.S Secretary of Defense William Cohen at the Casa Rosada on 15 November 1999
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References
- ↑ Juan Jesús Aznarez, "El Supremo argentino manda detener a Timerman, denunciado por Menem", El Pais, 30 March 1996, accessed 4 June 2013 (in Spanish)
- ↑ "234 Summary of a meeting between Prime Minister Shamir and President Menem of Argentina- 2 October 1991". Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs. 2 October 1991.
- ↑ "Argentina's Ex-President Appears to Be Cursed". Atlas Obscura. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ↑ Carlos Menem, former Argentine president, dies aged 90. 14 February 2021. https://www.ft.com/content/e82a0bfa-17a9-4e1a-97a4-1b4fb37a37ef. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ↑ "Internaron al ex presidente Carlos Menem" (in español). Infobae. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ↑ "Carlos Menem sufrió una complicación coronaria" (in español). Página/12. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ↑ "Carlos Menem en grave estado: "Papá está luchándola, nos encomendamos a Dios", dijo Zulemita". Clarín (Argentine newspaper) (in español). 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ↑ "El expresidente argentino Carlos Menem, en coma inducido tras sufrir una complicación renal". El País (in español). 25 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ↑ "Carlos Menem in induced coma after suffering kidney failure". Buenos Aires Times. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ↑ Romo, Rafael; Girón, Nacho; Correa, Hugo Manu (14 February 2021). Carlos Menem, former President of Argentina, dies at 90. CNN. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/14/americas/carlos-menem-argentina-president-dies/index.html. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
Other websites
Media related to Carlos Menem at Wikimedia Commons