Claudio Bonadio, a judge, died Tuesday, raising questions about the future of several politically-explosive cases, including some involving former President Cristina Kirchner.
Author: DANIEL POLITI
Center-Right Candidate Wins in Uruguay, Ending 15 Years of Liberal Rule
Luis Lacalle Pou, the son of a former president, will take office after his rival conceded defeat, four days after a close and contentious runoff election.
Argentina Restricts Access to Foreign Currency to Stave Off Financial Crisis
The imposition of currency controls is a remarkable about-face for Argentina’s president, who was elected on the promise of liberalizing the economy.
Argentina’s Macri Trounced in Primary by Voters Angry Over Economy
The results of Sunday’s primary elections vindicated Argentina’s leftist former leader, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who is running on a different ticket.
Argentina Designates Hezbollah Terrorist Group on 25th Anniversary of Bombing
The designation, which came a day before a visit by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, coincided with the anniversary of a 1994 attack on a Jewish community center that killed 85.
Fernando de la Rúa, Ill-Fated President of Argentina, Dies at 81
He was elected easily in 1999. But he resigned two years later amid a spectacular economic collapse, leaving the presidential palace by helicopter.
‘Massive Failure’ in Power Grid Causes Blackout in Argentina and Uruguay
The blackout, whose cause was unclear, may have affected a population greater than California’s in an area four times the size of Texas.
An 11-Year-Old in Argentina Was Raped. A Hospital Denied Her an Abortion.
The girl in Argentina had made her wishes clear, but legal authorities delayed the procedure, forcing her to have a C-section and prompting outrage from women.
Argentina Convicts Ex-Officials in Cover-Up of ’94 Bombing of Jewish Center
The verdict was the first time any senior officials have been held criminally accountable in the case, but victims’ relatives were disappointed that former President Carlos Menem was acquitted.
Argentina Convicts Ex-Ford Executives for Abuses During Dictatorship
Two former executives of Ford Motor were convicted of helping the country’s military dictators kidnap and torture 24 workers during the 1970s.