Tag: Néstor Kirchner

• Wednesday, March 9th 2011 - 18:03 UTC

  Nestor Kirchner government is more like “fascist brown shirts than left-wing”

  

  Former Uruguayan Industry and Energy Minister, Jorge Lepra (*), described Néstor Kirchner’s government as ”fascist”, during a meeting with the US Embassy Chargé D'Affaires at Uruguay, James Nealon, in February 14, 2006, according to a cable revealed by Wikileaks in which Nealon reported to Washington the minister’s harsh words.

• Monday, February 14th 2011 - 03:49 UTC

  Kirchner told banks to “make cheap loans and mortgages” in 2007 presidential campaign

  

  The Spanish newspaper El Pais published new Wikileaks cables of the US embassy which mention the relationship between Argentina’s Kirchners ruling couple and the banks especially during the period previous to the presidential election of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (2007).

• Wednesday, February 9th 2011 - 20:13 UTC

  A former secretary of Nestor Kirchner claims she was his mistress

  

  A former secretary of Nestor Kirchner, the late ex-president of Argentina, has claimed she was his long-term mistress weeks after being sacked by his widow and successor, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.

• Wednesday, February 9th 2011 - 06:33 UTC

  Kirchner administrations lack “true political will” to eradicate corruption

  

  More than a hundred cables from the US embassy in Buenos Aires warned about the fragility of the judicial system and the impunity of criminals, according to an article recently published by Spanish newspaper El País. The leaked documents also spoke of the lack of a “true political will” to eradicate corruption.

• Tuesday, February 8th 2011 - 05:22 UTC

  When the Kirchners are over, Argentina will be a “minefield not a country”

  

  According to new Wikileaks cables unveiled by Spanish daily El Pais, Argetnina’s former Santa Fe governor Carlos Reutemann told US diplomats that “whoever comes after the Kirchner administrations will inherit a mine field” instead of a country.

• Monday, December 6th 2010 - 05:35 UTC

  Lula da Silva praised the Argentina/Brazil strategic alliance Kirchner helped forge

  

  Brazilian president Lula da Silva praised the late Argentine president Nestor Kirchner saying he was the leader who helped Argentines recover their self-esteem and marked a historic change in relations between Brazil and Argentina.

• Monday, November 29th 2010 - 07:08 UTC

  Cristina Kirchner clearly imposes her leadership and is frontrunner for 2011

  

  In spite of the US State Department alleged concerns regarding the mental health of Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (one of the latest 250.000 documents released by WikiLeaks), a month after the death of her husband and political partner Nestor Kirchner the lady is riding on a wave of popularity and has clearly imposed leadership, according to political analysts.

• Saturday, November 27th 2010 - 12:06 UTC

  Unasur unable to agree on secretary; closes all ports to ‘illegal’ Malvinas flagged vessels

  

  The presidents of Unasur (Union of South American Nations) meeting at a summit in Guyana paid homage to former president Nestor Kirchner, agreed to incorporate a “democratic clause” to the group’s charter, left for next month a decision on who will be named the next secretary general and had a special mention to the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the UK. Argentina also revealed that the post should be occupied by an Argentine.

• Monday, November 15th 2010 - 21:32 UTC

  UN General Assembly special session to pay tribute to Nestor Kirchner

  

  With the staring participation of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations' Assembly held a special session Monday to pay tribute to former Argentina president and UNASUR Secretary General, Néstor Carlos Kirchner, who passed away on October 27, reported Argentine ambassador to the UN Jorge Argüello.

• Thursday, November 4th 2010 - 05:22 UTC

  Argentine congress holds special sessions in memory of ex President Kirchner

  

  The Argentine Congress held Wednesday evening special sessions in memory of former deputy, Justicialist Party leader, and Union of South American Nations Secretary-General, Néstor Kirchner.