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Former Argentine President Kirchner dies

(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-10-27 22:03

BUENOS AIRES - Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner, the president's husband and predecessor, died on Wednesday, his doctor said.

UNASUR secretary general and former Argentina's President Nestor Kirchner arrives at Miraflores Palace in Caracas August 5, 2010, for a meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. [Photo/Agencies]

Kirchner, who was expected to run as president in 2011, had undergone two arterial procedures earlier this year.