Carlos Menem

Also known as Carlos Saúl Menem, Carlos Saul Menem

Argentinean president between 1989 and 1999

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Carlos Saúl Menem was an Argentine politician, lawyer, businessperson, and jurist. Born in Anillaco in 1930, he was educated at the National University of Córdoba and worked in Buenos Aires. He was a member of the Justicialist Party and served as President of Argentina. His political career included candidacies in the 1989 and 1995 Argentine presidential elections.

Menem was married to Cecil Bolocco and had a sibling named Eduardo Menem. He practiced Islam and Catholicism and spoke Spanish as his native language. During his life, he received the Grand Order of King Tomislav, the Order of the Nile, the Order of Jamaica, and the Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay. He was convicted of peculation and participated in the 1992 attack on the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, the AMIA bombing, and Operation Uphold Democracy.

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Known for

10 years after 125: The night when no one slept — Self (archive footage)2018
I Am President2006
Debt — Self2004
Social Genocide — Self (archive footage)2004
De pé a pá — Self1996
Delito de corrupción — Carlos1991

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Argentina
Place of birth: Anillaco
Place of death: Buenos Aires
Spouse: Zulema Yoma
Child: Zulema Menem
Sibling: Eduardo Menem
Occupation: businessperson
Educated at: National University of Córdoba
Political party: Justicialist Party
Languages spoken: Spanish
Native language: Spanish
Religion: Catholicism
Award: Grand Order of Mugunghwa
Conflict: Operation Uphold Democracy
Image: Menem con banda presidencial.jpg
Work location: Buenos Aires
Convicted of: peculation

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Commons category: Carlos Menem
date of birth: 1930-07-02
Commons gallery: Carlos Menem
name in native language: Carlos Saúl Menem
candidacy in election: 1989 Argentine presidential election
facial hair: sideburns
social media followers: 24556
date of death: 2021-02-14
manner of death: natural causes
cause of death: urinary tract infection
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ethnic group: Syrian Argentines
supported sports team: Club Atlético River Plate

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Encyclopedic overview

Carlos Saúl Menem ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos ˈmenen] ; 2 July 1930 – 14 February 2021) 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 (from 1990 to 2001 and again from 2001 to 2003), and his political approach became known as Menemism.

Born in Anillaco, La Rioja, to a Syrian family, Menem was raised as a Muslim, but later converted to Roman Catholicism to pursue a political career. Menem became a Peronist during a visit to Buenos Aires. He was elected governor of La Rioja in 1973, deposed and detained following the 1976 Argentine coup d'état, and re-elected in 1983. He defeated the Buenos Aires governor Antonio Cafiero in the primary elections for the 1989 presidential elections. Hyperinflation and riots forced outgoing president Raúl Alfonsín to resign early, shortening the presidential transition.

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