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| In office July 8, 1989 – July 8, 1995 |
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| Vice President | Eduardo Duhalde(1989-1991) None(1991-1995) |
| Preceded by | Raul Alfonsín |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Menem |
| In office July 8, 1995 – December 10, 1999 |
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| Vice President | Carlos Ruckauf |
| Preceded by | Carlos Menem |
| Succeeded by | Fernando de la Rúa |
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| Born | July 2, 1930 Anillaco, La Rioja |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Political party | Justicialist |
| Spouse | Zulema Yoma 1966-1991 (divorced) Cecilia Bolocco 2001-08(divorced) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Carlos Saúl Menem (born July 2, 1930) was President of Argentina from July 8, 1989 to December 10, 1999 for the Justicialist Party (Peronist). The President of Argentina (full title President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the Head of state Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Eduardo Alberto Duhalde (born 5 October 1941 is a former president of Argentina. Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín Foulkes (born 13 March 1927 in Chascomús) is an Argentine politician who was the President of Argentina Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Carlos Federico Ruckauf (born Ramos Mejía 1944) is a Peronist politician in Argentina, member of the Justicialist Party. Fernando de la Rúa (born September 15 1937) is an Argentine politician Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. La Rioja is a one of the Provinces of Argentina and is located in the west of the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. The Justicialist Party ( Spanish: Partido Justicialista, PJ) is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component Zulema Fátima Yoma (born 1938) is the former First lady of Argentina. Early life Bolocco was born in Santiago Chile to Enzo Bolocco Cintolesi a businessman and Rose Marie Fonck A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The President of Argentina (full title President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the Head of state Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Justicialist Party ( Spanish: Partido Justicialista, PJ) is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component Peronism (Peronismo or Justicialism (Spanish Justicialismo) is an Argentine political movement based on the ideas and programs associated with He is noted for resolving territorial disputes with Chile, and for re-establishing diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located He is also infamous and criticized for corruption (to date, however, he has been exhonerated in every lawsuit brought against him), his pardons to former dictators Videla, Massera, and other convicted criminals of the Dirty War, the failure of his economic policies which (albeit effective in fighting inflation) led to unemployment rates of over 20 percent and one of the worst recesions Argentina ever had, and his dubious handling of the investigations of the 1992 Israeli Embassy bombing and the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center. Political corruption is the use of governmental powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain Jorge Rafael Videla Redondo (born August 21, 1925 in Mercedes Buenos Aires) was the dictator and President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981 Emilio Eduardo Massera (born October 19, 1925, Paraná, Entre Ríos) is a former Argentine military officer and part of the 1976 This article refers to the Argentine Dirty War for the British film of the same name see Dirty War (film. The Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires was a Bomb attack against Israel 's Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina on March The AMIA Bombing was an attack on the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA Argentine Israelite Jewish Mutual Association building in Buenos Aires on
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Background
Menem was born into the Muslim family of Saúl Menem and Mohibe Akil, Syrian immigrants; usually nicknamed turcos ("Turks") as is customary among Argentine people; in the small town of Anillaco, in the Argentine province of La Rioja. Islam in Argentina is represented by one of Latin America's largest Muslim minorities Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية The original inhabitants of Argentina were descendants of Asian peoples that crossed the Bering Land Bridge into North America and then over thousands The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. La Rioja is a one of the Provinces of Argentina and is located in the west of the country He was trained as a lawyer at Córdoba National University and became a supporter of Juan Perón. Juan Domingo Perón (October 8 1895 &ndash July 1 1974 was an Argentine Colonel and Politician, elected three times as President of Argentina Menem campaigned for political prisoners and was arrested in 1957 for supporting violent action against the dictatorship of Pedro Eugenio Aramburu. Pedro Eugenio Aramburu Cilveti Army General Born in Río Cuarto, Córdoba on May 21,
Notwithstanding Menem's conversion to Catholicism — until 1994 the Constitution of Argentina required the President to be a Roman Catholic — his ties with his parents' homeland remained strong. The constitution of Argentina is one of the primary sources of exisiting law in Argentina. In 1964, he travelled to Syria, where he met Zulema Fátima Yoma, another Syrian-Argentinian, whom he married in 1966 (she remained a Muslim). Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Zulema Fátima Yoma (born 1938) is the former First lady of Argentina. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. He was also a president of the Syrian-Lebanese Association of La Rioja. Menem and Yoma had a daughter and a son.
The couple divorced in 1991. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Their daughter Zulema María Eva Menem Yoma (Zulemita) fulfilled the role of First Lady at formal occasions for the remainder of her father's presidency. Zulemita Menem (born in La Rioja in 1965 as Zulema María Eva Menem Yoma is the daughter of former president of Argentina Carlos First Lady is a term used in the United States to describe the wife of an elected male Head of state. The son, Carlos Saúl Facundo Menem Yoma, died in a helicopter crash in 1995. Even though it was declared an accident, conspiracy theories calling it an assassination abound. In May 2001, Menem married Chilean television host and model Cecilia Bolocco (Miss Universe, 1987), who is 35 years younger. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Early life Bolocco was born in Santiago Chile to Enzo Bolocco Cintolesi a businessman and Rose Marie Fonck Miss Universe is an annual international Beauty contest run by the Miss Universe Organization. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The couple had a son, Máximo Menem. The couple divorced in 2007.
Political career
Carlos Menem was elected governor of La Rioja in 1973, a prominent post that left him exposed after the overthrow of President Isabel Martínez de Perón in March 1976. La Rioja is a one of the Provinces of Argentina and is located in the west of the country María Estela Martínez Cartas de Perón (born February 4, 1931) better known as Isabel Martínez de Perón or Isabel Perón, is a former He was imprisoned by the junta in Formosa Province, until 1981. A military junta is a government ruled by a committee of military leaders Formosa Province is in northeastern Argentina, part of the Gran Chaco Region In October 1983, with the collapse of military rule, Menem was elected once again as governor of La Rioja. La Rioja is a one of the Provinces of Argentina and is located in the west of the country
President
Campaigning as a maverick within his own party, he won the primary elections and was elected president in 1989, succeeding Raúl Alfonsín. Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín Foulkes (born 13 March 1927 in Chascomús) is an Argentine politician who was the President of Argentina His campaign was centered on vague promises of "productive revolution" and "salariazo" (jargon for big salary increases), aimed at the working class, the traditional constituents of the Peronist Party. Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types Peronism (Peronismo or Justicialism (Spanish Justicialismo) is an Argentine political movement based on the ideas and programs associated with Jacques de Mahieu, a French-origine ideologue of the Peronist movement (and former Collaborationist), was seen on photo campaigning for Menem [1]. Jacques de Mahieu ( Paris, 1915 - Buenos Aires, 1990) was a French Collaborationist under Vichy and former member of the Charlemagne SS
Economy
Menem assumed duties in the midst of a major economic crisis which included hyperinflation and recession. Certain figures in this article use Scientific notation for readability A recession is a contraction phase of the Business cycle. The U After a series of failed attempts by predecessors, newly-appointed finance minister Domingo Cavallo introduced a series of reforms and pegged the value of the Argentine peso to the U.S. dollar. Domingo Felipe "Mingo" Cavallo (born July 21, 1946, in San Francisco Cordoba) is an Argentine economist and politician A fixed exchange rate, sometimes called a pegged exchange rate, is a type of Exchange rate regime wherein a Currency 's value is matched to the value of The peso (originally established as the nuevo peso argentino or peso convertible) is the currency of Argentina. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Privatization of utilities (including oil companies, the post office, telephone, gas, electricity and water utilities) and a massive influx of foreign direct investment funds helped to tame inflation (from 5,000% a year in the late 1980s to virtually zero in the early 1990s) and to improve the economy, but at the cost of considerable unemployment. Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of business from the Public sector (government to the Private sector (business Foreign direct investment ( FDI) in its classic definition is defined as a company from one country making a physical investment into building a factory in another country In economics inflation or price inflation is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services over a period of time Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work but the person is without work. In 1991 he helped to launch the Mercosur customs union. Role and potential Some South Americans see Mercosur as giving the capability to combine resources to balance the activities of other global economic powers especially the North A customs union is a Free trade area with a Common external tariff. Menem's successful turnaround of the economy made the country one of the top performers of the developing countries in the world (Argentina's GDP increased 35% from 1990 to 1994). On November 14, 1991 he addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress, being one of only three Argentine presidents who had that distinction (together with Raúl Alfonsín and Arturo Frondizi). Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Joint sessions of the United States Congress are the gatherings together of both houses of the United States Congress (the House of Representatives Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín Foulkes (born 13 March 1927 in Chascomús) is an Argentine politician who was the President of Argentina Arturo Frondizi Ercoli ( October 28, 1908 - April 18, 1995) was the President of Argentina between 1 May Menem was reelected to the presidency by a large majority in the 1995 elections.
The early success of the dollar peg (when the dollar was falling) was followed by increasing economic difficulties when the dollar began to rise from 1995 onwards in international markets. High external debt also caused increasing problems as financial crises affecting other countries (the Tequila Crisis in Mexico, the East Asian financial crisis, the Russian financial crisis in 1998) led to higher interest rates for Argentina as well. The 1994 economic crisis in Mexico, widely known as the Mexican peso crisis, was triggered by the sudden Devaluation of the Mexican peso in the early The Asian Financial Crisis was a period of Financial crisis that gripped much of Asia beginning in July 1997 and raised fears of a worldwide economic meltdown ( At the end of his term, Argentina's country risk premium was a low 6. Country risk refers to the likelihood that changes in the business environment adversely affect operating profits or the value of assets in a specific country 10 percentage points above yield on comparable U. S. Treasuries.
Some years after the end of Menem's term, the combination of fixed-rate convertibility and high fiscal deficits proved unsustainable, despite massive loan support from the International Monetary Fund, and had to be abandoned in 2002, with disastrous effects on the Argentine economy. The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) is an International organization that oversees the Global financial system by following the Macroeconomic Argentina benefits from rich Natural resources, a highly literate population an export-oriented Agricultural sector and a diversified industrial base
Politics
Menem's rule became tainted with accusations of corruption. His handling of the investigations of the 1992 Israeli Embassy bombing and the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center was often criticised as being dishonest and superficial. The Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires was a Bomb attack against Israel 's Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina on March The AMIA Bombing was an attack on the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA Argentine Israelite Jewish Mutual Association building in Buenos Aires on He is suspected of diverting the investigation from the "Iranian clue", which would lead to the responsibility of that country in the attack.
Menem's government re-established relations with the United Kingdom, broken during the Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur). The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur also called the Falklands Conflict/Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the Also during his administration, over 20 border issues with Chile, including the arbitration of the especially serious Laguna del Desierto conflict, were peacefully solved. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the
In 1994, after a political agreement (the Olivos Pact) with the Radical Civic Union party leader, former president Alfonsín, Menem succeeded in having the Constitution modified to allow presidential re-election, so that he could run for office once again in 1995. The Olivos Pact ( Pacto de Olivos) refers to a series of documents signed between the governing president of Argentina Carlos Menem and former The Radical Civic Union (in Spanish Unión Cívica Radical, UCR) is a Political party in Argentina. Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín Foulkes (born 13 March 1927 in Chascomús) is an Argentine politician who was the President of Argentina The constitution of Argentina is one of the primary sources of exisiting law in Argentina. The 1994 reform to the Argentine Constitution was approved on 22 August, as a result of the Olivos Pact between by that time president of The new Constitution, however, introduced decisive checks and balances to presidential power. Separation of powers, a term ascribed to French Enlightenment Political philosopher Baron de Montesquieu, is a model for the Governance It made the Mayor of Buenos Aires an elective position (previously the office belonged to a presidential appointee and was in control of a huge budget), to be lost to the opposition in 1996; the president of the Central Bank and the Director of the AFIP (Agencia Federal de Ingreso Público meaning Federal Tax & Customs Central Agency) could only be removed with the Congress's approval. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern The Central Bank of Argentina (Banco Central de la República Argentina BCRA is the Central bank of Argentina. The Congress of the Argentine Nation (Congreso de la Nación Argentina is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina. It also created the ombudsman position, as well as a board to propose new judicial candidates. An ombudsman ( English plural conventionally ombudsmen) is an official usually (but not always appointed by the government or by parliament who is charged with
One of the most criticized measures of his administration was the pardon he granted on December 29, 1990 to Jorge Rafael Videla, Emilio Massera, Leopoldo Galtieri and other leaders of the National Reorganization Process (the 1976–1983 dictatorship), and some terrorist leaders as well, on the grounds of "national reconciliation". A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime and the penalty associated with it Jorge Rafael Videla Redondo (born August 21, 1925 in Mercedes Buenos Aires) was the dictator and President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981 Emilio Eduardo Massera (born October 19, 1925, Paraná, Entre Ríos) is a former Argentine military officer and part of the 1976 Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri Castelli ( July 15, 1926 - January 12, 2003) was an Argentine general and President of Argentina The National Reorganization Process (in Spanish, Proceso de Reorganización Nacional, often simply El Proceso) was the name used by its leaders This action sparked a protest of nearly 50,000 people in Buenos Aires. Former president Raúl Alfonsín called it "the saddest day in Argentine history". Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín Foulkes (born 13 March 1927 in Chascomús) is an Argentine politician who was the President of Argentina [2] His neoliberal policies were also criticized by the left side of Argentine political spectrum and by some in the Catholic Church, and gave rise to the Piquetero movement of unemployed workers. Originally coined by its critics and opponents " neoliberalism " is a label referring to the recent reemergence of Economic liberalism or Classical liberalism The Roman Catholic Church in Argentina is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and the Curia A piquetero is a member of a political faction whose primary modus operandi is based in the piquete
With regards to the military, Menem ordered the forceful repression of a politically-motivated uprising on December 3, 1990, and thus ended the military's involvement in the country's political life. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Menem also effected drastic cuts to the military budget, and appointed Lt. Gen. Martín Balza as the Army's General Chief of Staff (head of the military hierarchy); Balza, a man of strong democratic convictions and a vocal critic of the Falklands War, had stood up for the legitimate government in every attempted coup d'état throughout his senior career, and gave the first institutional self-criticism about the Armed Forces' involvement in the 1976 coup and the ensuing reign of terror. Martín Antonio Balza is an Argentine Lieutenant General and a veteran of the Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur. The Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur also called the Falklands Conflict/Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the Menem also abolished conscription in 1994, decisively eroding the military's caste spirit and its self-perceived role as an institution that "made men out of boys". Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority Castes are Hereditary systems of occupation, Endogamy, social culture, Social class, and Political power. Coming of age is a young person's transition from Adolescence to Adulthood The age at which this transition takes place varies in society as does the nature
Continuing political career
Menem's attempt to run for a third term in 1999 was unsuccessful, as it was ruled to be unconstitutional. Opposition candidate Fernando de la Rúa defeated Eduardo Duhalde, the nominee of Menem's party, and succeeded Menem as President. Fernando de la Rúa (born September 15 1937) is an Argentine politician Eduardo Alberto Duhalde (born 5 October 1941 is a former president of Argentina.
Menem tried again four years later, winning the greatest number of votes, 24%, in the first round of the April 27, 2003 presidential election. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Argentina held presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday April 27, 2003. This was far from the 45% required for election (or 40% if the margin of victory is 10 or more percentage points), and so a second-round run-off vote between Menem and second-place finisher Néstor Kirchner, who had gotten 22%, was scheduled for May 18. Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić (born February 25, 1950) was the President of Argentina from May 25, 2003 until December Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Certain that he was about to face a resounding electoral defeat, Menem withdrew his candidacy on May 14, thus automatically making Kirchner the new president-elect.
In June 2004 Menem announced that he had founded a new faction within the Justicialist Party, called People's Peronism, and stated his ambition to run in the 2007 election. June 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September The Justicialist Party ( Spanish: Partido Justicialista, PJ) is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component Argentina held national presidential and legislative elections on 28 October 2007.
In 2005, the press reported that he was trying to make an alliance with his former Minister of Economy Domingo Cavallo to fight in the parliamentary elections. The Minister of Economy is the head of the Ministry of Economy and Production of Argentina, concerned with finance and monetary matters Domingo Felipe "Mingo" Cavallo (born July 21, 1946, in San Francisco Cordoba) is an Argentine economist and politician The alliance was apparently frustrated; Menem said that there had been only preliminary conversations. In the 23 October elections, Menem won the minority seat in the Senate representing his province of birth. Argentina held national parliamentary elections on Sunday 23 October, 2005. This was viewed as a catastrophic defeat, signaling the end of his political dominance in La Rioja, since the two senators for the majority were won by President Kirchner's faction, locally led by former Menemist governor Ángel Maza. La Rioja is a one of the Provinces of Argentina and is located in the west of the country Ángel Eduardo Maza (born 18 December 1954) is an Argentine Justicialist Party (PJ politician It was the first time in 30 years that Menem lost an election.
Menem ran for Governor of La Rioja in August 2007, but was defeated, receiving third place with about 22% of the vote. [3] Following this defeat in his home province, he withdrew his candidacy for president.
Corruption charges
On June 7, 2001, Menem was arrested over an arms export scandal relating to exports to Ecuador and Croatia in 1991 and 1996, and remained under house arrest until November. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) He appeared before a judge in late August 2002 and denied all charges. August 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September It was hinted that Menem held more than USD $10 million in Swiss bank accounts. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Banking in Switzerland is characterized by stability privacy and protection of clients' assets and information However, the Swiss banks and authorities denied these allegations.
Menem and his second wife Cecilia Bolocco, who had had a child since their marriage in 2001, moved to Chile. Early life Bolocco was born in Santiago Chile to Enzo Bolocco Cintolesi a businessman and Rose Marie Fonck Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Argentine judicial authorities repeatedly requested Menem's extradition to face embezzlement charges, but this was rejected by the Chilean Supreme Court, as under Chilean law people cannot be extradited for questioning.
On December 22, 2004, he returned to Argentina after his arrest warrants were cancelled. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. He still faces charges of embezzlement and failing to declare illegal funds outside of Argentina. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.
References
- ^ La Odessa que creó Perón, Pagina/12, 15 December 2002 (interview with Uki Goni (Spanish)
- ^ New York Times, December 30, 1990, page 9
- ^ "Former Argentine President Menem loses gubernatorial race", Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), August 20, 2007. Página/12 a left-wing newspaper based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, founded on May 25, 1987 by journalist Jorge Lanata Writer Uki Goñi is known principally for his work documenting the escape of Nazi war criminals from Europe.
External links
- Biography from his site
- Launch of new faction (from the BBC)
- Chile declines extradition request (from the BBC)
- Menem arrives on Argentine soil (from the BBC)
| Preceded by Raúl Alfonsín |
President of Argentina 1989–1999 |
Succeeded by Fernando de la Rúa |
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