Former Argentine President Alfonsin dies at 82
Published: 31/03/2009 05:00
| Former Argentine President Raul Alfonsin, a symbol of the return of democracy across Latin America, died on Tuesday of lung cancer at the age of 82.
The former president, whose condition rapidly deteriorated on Tuesday, had been suffering from lung cancer and was diagnosed with bronchial pneumonia on Sunday. The Argentine government declared three days of national mourning after his death was announced. Alfonsin won the presidential election in 1983 after the military dictatorship collapsed, and served as president from 1983to 1989. Shortly after being elected, he ordered the trial of leaders of former ruling military junta, which is considered as a daring decision in Argentina where the military had dominated for decades. In 1989, Alfonsin handed power to his successor six months early amid an economic collapse when annual inflation rose to over 3,000 percent. “Whether you like it or not, you are a symbol of the return of democracy,” President Cristina Fernandez said last year when a bust of Alfonsin was unveiled in the government palace. VietNamNet/Xinhuanet |
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