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Encyclopedia > Eduardo Duhalde
Eduardo Duhalde
Eduardo Duhalde

In office
January 2, 2002 – May 25, 2003
Preceded by Eduardo Camaño
Succeeded by Néstor Kirchner

Born October 05, 1941 (1941-10-05) (age 66)
Lomas de Zamora, Greater Buenos Aires
Nationality Argentinean
Political party Justicialist
Spouse Hilda de Duhalde
Profession Lawyer

Eduardo Alberto Duhalde Maldonado (born October 5, 1941) is a former president of Argentina. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 404 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (979 × 1,452 pixels, file size: 237 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) العربية | | Deutsch | English | Español | فارسی | Français | Italiano | | | | Nederlands | Polski | Português | | Svenska | | | | +/- File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it... Current President Néstor Kirchner The President of Argentina (full title: President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the head of state of Argentina. ... is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eduardo Oscar Camaño (born June 17, 1946) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. ... Néstor Kirchner, full name Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić (born 25 February 1950), is the President of Argentina, sworn in on May 25, 2003. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Lomas de Zamora is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located next to the border of Buenos Aires City and within the metropolitan area of Greater Buenos Aires. ... Gran Buenos Aires or Greater Buenos Aires is the metropolitan area next to the city of Buenos Aires and comprises the following 24 partidos (administrative subdivisions) of the Province of Buenos Aires. ... Argentina is a Spanish-speaking country in southern South America, situated between the Atlantic Ocean in the east. ... The Justicialist Party (Spanish: Partido Justicialista, PJ) is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement. ... Hilda Beatriz Chiche González de Duhalde (b. ... For the fish called lawyer, see Burbot. ... For other uses, see 5th October (Serbia). ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ...


Duhalde was born in Lomas de Zamora, in the Greater Buenos Aires. He graduated as a lawyer in 1970. In 1987 he became a member of the Argentine National Congress and became vice-president under Carlos Menem from 1989 to his resignation in 1991. In 1991 he won the first of two terms as governor of Buenos Aires. Lomas de Zamora is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located next to the border of Buenos Aires City and within the metropolitan area of Greater Buenos Aires. ... Gran Buenos Aires or Greater Buenos Aires is the metropolitan area next to the city of Buenos Aires and comprises the following 24 partidos (administrative subdivisions) of the Province of Buenos Aires. ... The National Congress ( Spanish: Congreso de la Nación Argentina) is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina. ... Carlos Saúl Menem (born July 2, 1930) was President of Argentina from July 8, 1989 to December 10, 1999 for the Justicialist Party (Peronist) very infamous and criticized due corruption and his dubious handling of the investigations of the 1992 Israeli Embassy bombing and the 1994 bombing of the... The Buenos Aires province (IPA: , Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires) is the wealthiest and most populated province of Argentina. ...


He ran for president in 1999, after a failed attempt by Carlos Menem to run for a third term, but he was defeated by Fernando de la Rúa. Duhalde came in second place with 37% of the vote. After de la Rúa's resignation, due to the economic crisis and the December 2001 riots, Duhalde was appointed President of Argentina by the Legislative Assembly on 2 January 2002 during an unclear series of events that some people deemed as a conspiracy . Fernando de la Rúa Bruno (born September 15, 1937) is an Argentine politician. ... The Argentine economic crisis was part of the situation that affected Argentinas economy during the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... The December 2001 riots were a period of civil unrest and rioting in Argentina, which took place during December 2001, with the most violent incidents taking place on December 19 and December 20 in the capital, Buenos Aires. ... Current President Néstor Kirchner The President of Argentina (full title: President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the head of state of Argentina. ... is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...


Initially to serve for a few months, until the chaotic situation of the country could be controlled, Duhalde stayed in office during more than one year. During this time, he confirmed the default of most of the Argentine public debt, and ended peg of the Argentine peso to the U.S. dollar, which triggered inflation, massive discontent and left more than a half of the country in poverty. Furthemore he took notoriety because of his said that those people who deposited dollars would receive dollars, before the "forced pesification" of the dollar deposits at a exchange rate of 1,40 pesos.Duhalde managed to stabilize the turmoil and, under some political pressure, called for elections. In finance, default occurs when a debtor has not met its legal obligations according to the debt contract, e. ... This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary. ... A fixed exchange rate, sometimes (less commonly) called a pegged exchange rate, is a type of exchange rate regime wherein a currencys value is matched to the value of another single currency or to a basket of other currencies, or to another measure of value, such as gold. ... The Argentine peso (originally established as the nuevo peso argentino or peso convertible) is the currency of Argentina. ... USD redirects here. ...


Duhalde was succeeded by Néstor Kirchner on May 25, 2003. Duhalde's political and logistical support for Kirchner and against Carlos Menem was seen by many as an attempt of Duhalde to continue ruling as "the power behind the throne". After a while, however, Kirchner became increasingly distanced from Duhalde. Duhalde's wife, Chiche González, ran a heated campaign for the National Senate representing Buenos Aires, against Kirchner's wife, Cristina Fernández, for the October 23, 2005 legislative elections. González was severely beaten, which according to many political analysts marks the end of the Duhaldes' dominance over the province. Néstor Kirchner, full name Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić (born 25 February 1950), is the President of Argentina, sworn in on May 25, 2003. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hilda Beatriz Chiche González de Duhalde (b. ... The Argentine Senate is the upper house of parliament in Argentina. ... Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (born February 19, 1953 as Cristina Elisabet Fernández), usually known as Cristina Kirchner, is an Argentine politician from the Justicialist Party. ... is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Argentina held national parliamentary elections on Sunday, 23 October 2005. ...

Preceded by
Víctor Martínez
Vice-President of Argentina
1989–1991
Succeeded by
Carlos Ruckauf
Preceded by
Antonio Cafiero
Governor of Buenos Aires
1991 – 1999
Succeeded by
Carlos Ruckauf
Preceded by
Eduardo Camaño
President of Argentina
2002–2003
Succeeded by
Néstor Kirchner

Current President Néstor Kirchner The President of Argentina (full title: President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the head of state of Argentina. ... Carlos Ruckauf (born 1944) is a Argentina. ... Antonio Francisco Cafiero (born 12 September 1922 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. ... Carlos Ruckauf (born 1944) is a Argentina. ... Eduardo Oscar Camaño (born June 17, 1946) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. ... Current President Néstor Kirchner The President of Argentina (full title: President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the head of state of Argentina. ... Néstor Kirchner, full name Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić (born 25 February 1950), is the President of Argentina, sworn in on May 25, 2003. ...

External links

  • (Spanish) Extended bio by CIDOB Foundation

  Results from FactBites:
 
Eduardo Duhalde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (346 words)
Eduardo Alberto Duhalde Maldonado (born October 5, 1941) is a former president of Argentina.
Duhalde was born in Lomas de Zamora, in the Greater Buenos Aires.
Duhalde's political and logistical support for Kirchner and against Carlos Menem was seen by many as an attempt of Duhalde to continue ruling as "the power behind the throne".
CNN.com - Argentine Congress picks latest president - January 2, 2002 (535 words)
Duhalde, 60, is to complete the remaining term of Fernando De la Rua, who resigned in the middle of his four-year term on December 20 amid deadly protests spawned by devastating economic conditions.
Eduardo Duhalde was voted in by Argentina's Congress, making him the country's fifth president in two weeks.
Duhalde takes the reins of a country reeling from an economic recession entering its fourth year that has sent unemployment close to 20 percent, swelled the ranks of the poor to 15 million people and put the country on the brink of defaulting on its $132 billion debt.
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