Argentina mourns Alfonsin more revered in death than in life

Thursday, April 2nd 2009 - 13:26 UTC

Full article 2 comments

Thousands of Argentines have marched and thousands more were queuing Wednesday night to render their respects to former Argentine president Raul Alfonsin, who died on Tuesday evening and has been enshrined as the man who following the defeat of the Argentine dictatorship in the Falkland Islands conflict, helped start in 1983 the longest period of electoral democracy in this politically turbulent country. Read full article

Comments

Disclaimer & comment rules

Luis Barone
This webpage tends to be a newspaper but to be that it should not be with biased news. You should be impartial on any matter, even if the one who writes the articles are of malvina's origin.
Begining with the tittle “Argentina mourns Alfonsin more revered in death than in life” its a disrespect for a man who was honored in life, but the hate of the people who make this cheap webpage where every article regarding Argentina is writed with hate, with biased comments, while when they write about chile or the uk they praise them as the best nations of the world, what kind of asshole lose time on lobbying for the “falklands cause” .
There are no Angels or deamons, Argentina with all their problems only want progress as any other nation. Like the uk has its problems, they are still looking for weapons of mass destruction on iraq (a former sovereign nation).
Apr 03rd, 2009 - 03:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0
-+
Marcos
Raúl Alfonsín was a hero of Democracy, an example for all. Always willing to take a hit for the Republic, he had to take some not-so popular decisions for OUR sake. He was recognized by President Kirchner in Casa Rosada months back, when his health became notably ill. It is now that we don't have him around, that his record came under scrutiny by the majority or Argentinians... and all have found true greatness. I think this is the way he wanted it all along. The shock of his death has pushed young man and women in Argentina closer to the history of our Nation, and they have to know that the options we have now, were not here before and we have to protect Democracy. His last audacity was his death. Never with an offensive word for a political rival... a true Gentleman has left us.
Apr 03rd, 2009 - 07:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0
-+

Commenting for this story is now closed.
If you have a Facebook account, become a fan and comment on our Facebook Page!