Impact on the world due to the death of Nestor Kirchner

October 27, 2010

El Pais in Spain: Death of former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner. The husband of the current president, Cristina Fernandez, passed away at a hospital in El Calafate (southern Argentina) at 60 years old after suffering a heart failure.

ABC: Death of the former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner. The former president had been admitted to a hospital this morning accompanied by his wife, President Cristina Fernández. A member of the presidential medical team said he suffered an “acute cardiac decompensation” and rushed to a hospital in that city, according to reports.

Kirchner and his wife were resting at his home in El Calafate since last weekend. The president was recovering from angina, according to Clarin, and both were going to be counted there today.

BBC: Nestor Kirchner died, former president of Argentina. The former president of Argentina, Nestor Kirchner, died of a heart attack in El Calafate, south of the country. Kirchner, of 60 years old, served as General Secretary of the UNASUR, the Union of South American Nations, and was resting with his family in the province of Santa Cruz, in Patagonia, Argentina.

Europapress.es: Death of former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner. Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner has died of “cardiac arrest and sudden death” in a hospital in the city of El Calafate, Patagonia, said on Wednesday his personal physician. The former president had been admitted to emergency hospital this morning accompanied by his wife, President Cristina Fernández.

A member of the presidential medical team told to Clarin newspaper that he had suffered a “cardiac arrest and sudden death” and was rushed to a hospital in that city. Despite the efforts, he could not be revived.

El Mundo: Death of former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner of a heart attack. The Peronist leader, Nestor Kirchner, husband of President Cristina Fernandez and former Argentine president (2003-2007), died Wednesday at age 60 for an episode of sudden death, confirmed by his doctor, Luis Buonomo. The death occurred at 8.30 am in the tourist resort town of El Calafate, 2,787 kilometers southwest of Buenos Aires. Kirchner was rushed to the local hospital José Formenti.

La Tercera de Chile: Death of former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner. Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner came to the hospital this morning in Calafate, due to a heart attack, which caused his death. It was officially informed that he suffered a “cardiac arrest and sudden death.”

Paraguay: Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo expressed his sorrow at the death of a “friend and companion,” referring to former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner.

El Pais of Uruguay: former President Nestor Kirchner died of cardiac arrest. Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner died this morning after suffering a cardiac decompensation. He was with his wife, President Cristina Fernandez, in his home in El Calafate.

Le Monde of France: Death of former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner. Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner, whose wife Cristina is leading the country, died on Wednesday, due to arterial problems. He was 60. Nestor Kirchner bowed to succeed his wife in 2011, was the closest adviser and one of the most influential contributors.

“His death was sudden,” said his doctor Luis Buonomo in the city of El Calafate.

Washington Post and New York Times: Died Nestor Kirchner, former president of Argentina was 60: Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner – husband of the current leader Cristina Fernandez – died Wednesday after suffering heart problems.

BBC news: The former president of Argentina, Nestor Kirchner, has died after suffering a sudden heart attack, as was confirmed by doctors.

Gazzetta di Parma.it.: Argentina: Death of former president Kirchner

(ANSA) – BUENOS AIRES, Oct 27 – Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner “died this morning due to cardio-respiratory arrest with immediate death,” the former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner and died about 9 pm of Argentina due to a heart attack. The former president, husband of the Head of State Cristina Fernandez had been admitted to a clinic in El Calafate. Kirchner had been head of state between 2003 and 2007.