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Fernando de la Rúa (born
September 15 1937) is an
Argentine politician. He was
president of the country from
December 10 1999 to
December 21 2001 for the
Alliance for Work, Justice and Education (a political alliance of the
Radical Civic Union and
Frepaso).
Born in the city of
Córdoba, he attended the local Military Lyceum before entering the
National University of Córdoba, from which he obtained his law degree. De la Rúa became involved in politics at a young age. He first appeared in the political arena during the 1973 elections, when he was elected to the
Senate, representing the city of
Buenos Aires. A few months later he ran for the Vice Presidency along with the veteran politician
Ricardo Balbín on the Radical ticket. His youth (running for Vice President at the age of 36) earned him the still-standing nickname of "Chupete" (
'Pacifier' or 'Dummy'), as he was perceived as a "baby" in politics.
After the democratic restoration in 1983 De la Rúa was elected to the
Chamber of Deputies and once again ran for the Senate in 1989. He actually won the popular vote, but was outmanoeuvered in the Electoral College by the alliance between the
Justicialist Party and the
Ucedé.
De la Rúa's government was characterized by an ongoing economic crisis, continuous fights and rivalries between the coalition partners, cabinet crises, a general sensation of inaction and a failure to tackle corruption. One of his last acts in office was to ban extraditions for human rights violations. His lack of charisma and his slow demeanor (perceived as stupor) hurt his public image.
He was finally forced out of office by the popular demonstrations in the midst of the
December 2001 riots, the
financial crisis, and the growing popular unrest, which took form under the rallying cry of the Argentine people:
¡que se vayan todos! ("away with them all!") – referring to the governing class. His last Economic Minister was
Domingo Cavallo who had been also
Carlos Menem's minister.
News reported
October 23,
2007, that De la Rúa was legally accused of manslaughter in connection with bloody street riots in 2001.
He is
Shakira's step-father.
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