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Santa Cruz. According to official sources of the government, headed by his wife Cristina Fernandez, Nestor Kirchner passed away some minutes after 10.00 hours on the morning of October 27^th, at José Formenti Hospital in the city of Santa Cruz, victim of a fatal cardio respiratory arrest. Kirchner and his wife were taking a rest in their Calafate house since last weekend.



Kirchner belonged to the Partido Justicialista (Justicialista Party), headed the “Casa Rosada” (“Pink House”, equivalent to the White House) between May and December 2007, and handed the power over to his wife, Cristina Fernandez. Before being elected President in 2003, Kirchner had been Mayor of Rio Gallegos, Capital of Santa Cruz (1987-1991) and governor of that province (1991-2003).



In 2009 he was elected National Deputy for Buenos Aires Province, for the term ending in 2013. ­ On May 4^th of the current year was appointed General Secretary of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR). His name strongly echoed as his wife’s successor in 2011.



UNI Americas expresses its deepest condolences to Argentine affiliates, to Mrs. President Cristina Fernandez, to his co-partisan colleagues, and the ex President’s supporters, for this irreparable loss that beyond doubt must have profoundly affected all democrats in America and throughout the world.



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