Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
Cristina Fernandez is the President-elect of Argentina, and wife of outgoing President Néstor Kirchner. In the October 2007 general election, Fernández ran for her country's presidency, representing the ruling Front for Victory party... [more]
Cristina Fernandez is the President-elect of Argentina, and wife of outgoing President Néstor Kirchner.
In the October 2007 general election, Fernández ran for her country's presidency, representing the ruling Front for Victory party. She won the election with nearly 45% of the vote, and a 20% lead over her nearest rival
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New Delhi: The President of Argentina, Dr. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, will arrive here on a three-day state visit today.She will be accompanied by a high-level delegation that includes the country''s Foreign Minister and a large business delegation.During her visit, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, will hold discussions with President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.Vice President Hamid Ansari, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Leader...
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A law passed in Argentina earlier this month placing limits on media ownership, has raised eyebrows over the motivations of the government of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, with many arguing she is attempting to restrict press freedom.The legislation, which at its core prevents ownership of more than 35 per cent of cable and broadcast operations in a single market and requires the renewal of a license every two years, was declared a...
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP)-- An epic battle between Argentina's two reigning powers -- the presidency and media giant Grupo Clarin -- started with a political cartoon, the way one editor tells it.
When President Cristina Fernandez was drawn with an X taped over her mouth, she called it a "mafia-like" threat and accused "media generals" of using their newspaper and TV stations to rally her opponents.
She and her husband and predecessor...
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SANTIAGO - Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and her Argentine counterpart Cristina Fernandez signed a treaty on Friday to promote integration and cooperation between the two countries. The "Maipu Agreement" was signed during Fernandez's official ...
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Reuters reports that the Argentine senate has passed the country’s broadcast media reform bill proposed by President Cristina Fernandez on a vote of 44 to 24. Fernandez says the overhaul will open the country's airwaves to new players, and called the bill an attempt to make radio and TV broadcasts more democratic by capping the number of licences controlled by media giants such as Grupo Clarin. The bill, which was passed by the lower house...
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President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said today that, during her administration and that of ex President Néstor Kirchner's, scientists have returned to the country, while they had been "sent to wash dishes" in earlier eras. "There were a few ...
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- “You can be sure that all and each one of us who have institutional responsibilities will raise not only our voice but will take concrete action against any sign of anti-Semitism. We are not willing to give away what has been a historic tradition in Latin America”.[source]
- “The present time Latin America is going through, with its impressive natural and human resources, devoid of racial and religious conflicts, is a unique moment, and I believe that Argentina and Argentines are at the doorstep of an unprecedented opportunity". [source]
- “I feel honored to belong to a generation that was a propitious victim of state terrorism”. [source]
- “Memory and freedom must be everybody’s daily exercise in order to prevent a new holocaust and a renewed violation of human rights”. [source]
- “Where do you imagine Evita to stand: asking not to go back to the past, or next to the mothers and grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo?". [source]
- “Peronism is so much like Argentines. We Peronists, just like all Argentines, are capable of spawning the most generous actions and the most sublime individuals, as well as the most despicable actions. That’s how contradictory we are. When kidnapping was rife in this country and people were made to disappear and thrown into the river, the defenders of press freedom went AWOL”. [source]
- “Our society needs women to be more numerous in decision-making positions and in entrepreneurial areas. We always have to pass a twofold test: first to prove that, though women, we are no idiots, and second, the test anybody has to pass”. [source]
- “The utopias of a better world and a more just society have to do with words, with the generation of dreams, with imagination, with a very important identity that overcomes languages and is the identity of the human condition, to be able to recognize our own image in every fellow man, in a different age. I believe that the key to our time lies in this respect for diversity”. [source]


