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Carlos Menem

1930 - 2021

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Carlos Saúl Menem (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos ˈmenen] ; 2 July 1930 – 14 February 2021) was an Argentine lawyer and 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos Menem is the 1,930th most popular politician (down from 1,515th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 19th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Argentinean Politician.

Carlos Menem is most famous for being the president of Argentina from 1989 to 1999. He is also known for implementing a series of neoliberal economic reforms during his presidency.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Carlos Menem ranks 1,930 out of 19,576. Before him are Cheoljong of Joseon, Amasis II, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Edwin Stanton, and Jens Stoltenberg. After him are Kamala Harris, Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein, Tony Tan, Yohannes IV, Joseph Estrada, and Muhammad bin Tughluq.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Carlos Menem ranks 40. Before him are Yves Chauvin, Thomas P. Stafford, George E. Smith, Leon Cooper, Niki de Saint Phalle, and Claude Chabrol. After him are Jerome Isaac Friedman, Anisa Makhlouf, Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen, Tony Lip, Hugh Everett III, and Pat Robertson. Among people deceased in 2021, Carlos Menem ranks 21. Before him are Aaron T. Beck, F. W. de Klerk, Paul J. Crutzen, Desmond Tutu, Raffaella Carrà, and Martinus J. G. Veltman. After him are Isamu Akasaki, Captain Tom, Richard R. Ernst, Jacques Rogge, Robert Downey Sr., and Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Carlos Menem ranks 20 out of 1,154. Before him are Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (1953), Martha Argerich (1941), Daniel Barenboim (1942), Diego Simeone (1970), Omar Sívori (1935), and Mario Kempes (1954). After him are Néstor Kirchner (1950), Olivia Hussey (1951), Leopoldo Galtieri (1926), Gabriel Batistuta (1969), Helenio Herrera (1910), and Guillermo Stábile (1905).

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Among POLITICIANS In Argentina

Among politicians born in Argentina, Carlos Menem ranks 6. Before him are Eva Perón (1919), Juan Perón (1895), Jorge Rafael Videla (1925), Isabel Martínez de Perón (1931), and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (1953). After him are Néstor Kirchner (1950), Leopoldo Galtieri (1926), Raúl Alfonsín (1927), Richard Walther Darré (1895), Alberto Fernández (1959), and Reynaldo Bignone (1928).

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