“s death was aimed at intimidating him to halt the investigation. But he was formally accused of obstructing the investigations in a trial that opened two years ago. Argentina”
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Carlos Menem
Carlos Saúl Menem was an Argentine politician who served as the president of Argentina for ten years, from 1989 to 1999. He identified as Peronist, serving as President of the Justicialist Party for 13 years, and his political approach became known as Menemism.
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business · President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999 · politician · lawyer · businessperson · jurist · also Carlos Menem, Carlos Saúl Menem, Carlos Saul Menem, Menem
Born 2 July 1930 · Died 14 February 2021 · Q185107
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2026· 14 entries
“s election will be scrapped, and his rival will assume office on May 25.”
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“s presidential election, of sowing discord and activating”
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“¿Por qué lo voy a llamar a Kirchner si perdió?”
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“Pese a todo y contra todo, seguimos remando”
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“Pende sobre nuestras cabezas la espada de Penélope.”
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“… la transformación del sistema educativo que ya está en marcha. Se eliminarán totalmente las escuelas prima— precarias.”
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“Mi libro de cabecera son las obras completas de Sócrates”
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“Por los niños pobres que tienen hambre. Por los niños ricos que tienen tristeza.”
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“A todos ellos les digo que los llevo en mi corazón, que no bajaré los brazos y que pueden tener la absoluta seguridad que no abandonaré la lucha política, que ha sido y es la razón de mi vida.”
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“Todos, en mayor o menor medida, somos responsables y copartícipes de este fracaso argentino y entre todos, sólo entre todos, seremos artífices de un cambio a fondo y de una transformación positiva.”
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“Vamos a segunda vuelta y vamos a ganar en segunda vuelta”
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Public attention spiked: 3,422 Wikipedia readers in one day, 8.9× the usual 386, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 3,071 Wikipedia readers in one day, 8× the usual 386, with 1 article edits.
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2025· 1 entry
And distributed internationally by Amazon Prime Video
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2021· 16 entries
Died 2021-02-14.
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“Cuando alguien va a la casa de uno y entra a hablar de honestidad y entra a hablar de moral y de ética, cuando se va hay que contar los cubiertos.”
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“El poder no es un bien ganancial.”
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“English: "Before the watch of God and the testimony of History, I want to proclaim: Argentina, get up and walk!”
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“Salariazo y reactivación productiva”
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“Síganme, no los voy a defraudar.”
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“Sí, es verdad lo que dice, ¡pero soy el presidente! La Ferrari es mía, mía, mía. ¿Por qué voy a donarla?.”
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“English: "Follow me, I won't let you down.”
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At age 90, he was the oldest living former Argentine president
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“English: "For the poor children who are hungry. For the rich children who are sad.”
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“Votaré por la estatización de YPF”
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“English: "Above our heads hangs the sword of Penelope.”
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“Voy a gobernar por los niños pobres que tienen hambre y por los niños ricos que tienen tristeza.”
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“¿Por qué en lugar de tomar las escuelas o las universidades no toman los libros?.”
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“Estamos mal, pero vamos bien.”
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“Ramal que para, ramal que cierra.”
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2019· 1 entry
Eventually sat in the Frente de Todos' Senate bench until his death in 2021
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2017· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Argentine Chamber of Senators (2017–2021).
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2011· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Argentine Chamber of Senators (2011–2017).
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2005· 2 entries
Career landmark: member of the Argentine Chamber of Senators (2005–2011).
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The press reported that he was trying to form an alliance with his former minister of economy Cavallo to fight in the parliamentary elections
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2003· 4 entries
“La segunda vuelta será un paso formal, nada más.”
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And won the greatest number of votes, 24%, in the first round of the 27 April 2003 presidential election; but votes were split among numerous parties
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“A los que vienen hablando de que me voy a bajar de la candidatura, yo les digo: Ni lo piensen, no saben de la fibra de la que está hecho uno”
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But faced with a likely defeat in a ballotage against Néstor Kirchner, he chose to pull out, effectively handing the presidency to Kirchner
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2000· 2 entries
“Mi intuición me está diciendo que antes del año 2000, las Malvinas volverán a poder de la República Argentina.”
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“Para la mitad de mi próximo mandato, venceremos al desempleo.”
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1998· 1 entry
Menem visited Russia, and met with Russian president Boris Yeltsin, where Menem expressed his anticommunist sentiments and congratulated Yeltsin for "defeating communism" in Russia
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1997· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1997).
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1996· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great (1996).
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Suggesting that it could have been the explosion of an arms cache stored in the basement
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1995· 7 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope (1995).
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Awarded honorary doctor of the Peking University (1995).
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Awarded Grand Order of King Tomislav presented by Franjo Tuđman (1995).
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“English: "In 1995 we will be going there to travel on boat, drink mate, bathe and fish.”
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“En estos momentos de turbulencia, les voy a dar dos consejos. Como lo hacía Julio César, ese emperador romano. Con el miedo de los tripulantes, los juntaba y les decía 'no temáis, vais con César y su estrella'. Y yo les digo a todos los argentinos: 'no teman, ¡van con Carlos Menem y su estrella!'.”
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“En 1995 vamos a ir allí a pasear en barco, a tomar mate, a bañarnos y a pescar.”
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“Entré por la puerta grande y salí por la puerta grande”
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1994· 5 entries
Awarded Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic presented by Juan Carlos I of Spain (1994).
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Awarded Commander of Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero (1994).
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Won Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (1994).
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Won Gold medal of Galicia (1994).
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Victim of abuses by his superiors, led to the abolition of conscription in the country
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1992· 1 entry
Awarded Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1992).
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1991· 3 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1991).
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And deepened the liberalization of the economy
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Menem became the first head of state of Argentina to make a diplomatic visit to Israel
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1989· 2 entries
Career landmark: President of Argentina (1989–1999).
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“Ante la mirada de Dios y el testimonio de la Historia, yo quiero proclamar: ¡Argentina, levántate y anda!”
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1983· 2 entries
Menem's presidency began in 1989)
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And the Radical Raúl Alfonsín was elected president
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1973· 2 entries
Deposed and detained following the 1976 Argentine coup d'état, and re-elected in 1983
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When the proscription of Peronism was lifted
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1955· 3 entries
“Los pueblos que olvidan su historia, repiten la historia. Como nos olvidamos de los acontecimientos de 1955, estuvimos repitiendo esa misma historia al poco tiempo, tumbando al gobierno del Dr. Alfonsín... eh, Frondizi. Son radicales los dos.”
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Menem was briefly incarcerated
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Studied at National University of Córdoba, licentiate degree in law (1955).
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1951· 1 entry
With the team, and met the president Juan Perón and his wife Eva Perón
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1930· 1 entry
Born 1930-07-02.
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1916· 1 entry
That an incumbent president peacefully transferred power to an elected successor from the opposition
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