Ofelia Wilhelm, mother of former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, is under judicial investigation for alleged irregularities worth millions of pesos to a firm of which she was a partner. Read full article
CFK's maternal grandmother was from Spain; her paternal grandfather was from Germany.
Néstor Kirchner's mother was chilean, of Croatian stock, and from Punta Arenas. I think that some of Néstor's relatives still live in Punta Arenas. If I remember correctly, Néstor's father was from Swiss-German roots but born in Argentina. There are still a lot of folk down here in Río Gallegos with German ancestry.
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Nov 15th, 2016 - 02:28 pm - Link - Report abuse +2Other investigations into Kirchner family corruption ín today's news, this one involving CFK daughter Florencia Kirchner.
http://www.clarin.com/politica/Justicia-investiga-millones-entraron-Flor_0_1686431420.html
De tal palo, tal astilla.
Keep it in the family. (Wilhelm? How very German)
Nov 15th, 2016 - 02:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0CFK's maternal grandmother was from Spain; her paternal grandfather was from Germany.
Nov 15th, 2016 - 03:09 pm - Link - Report abuse +3Néstor Kirchner's mother was chilean, of Croatian stock, and from Punta Arenas. I think that some of Néstor's relatives still live in Punta Arenas. If I remember correctly, Néstor's father was from Swiss-German roots but born in Argentina. There are still a lot of folk down here in Río Gallegos with German ancestry.
Interesting.
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