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Fernando de la Rúa

1937 - 2019

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Fernando de la Rúa (Spanish pronunciation: [feɾˈnando ðe la ˈrua] ; 15 September 1937 – 9 July 2019) was an Argentine politician who served as the President of Argentina from 1999 until his resignation in 2001. A member of the Radical Civic Union, he previously served as national senator for Buenos Aires across non-consecutive terms from 1973 to 1996, national deputy for Buenos Aires from 1991 to 1992, the first Chief of Government of Buenos Aires between 1996 and 1999, and President of the National Committee of the Radical Civic Union from 1997 to 1999. De la Rúa was born in Córdoba, and entered politics after graduating with a degree in law. He was elected senator in 1973 and unsuccessfully ran for the office of Vice President as Ricardo Balbín's running mate the same year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fernando de la Rúa is the 3,868th most popular politician (down from 3,398th in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 41st in 2019) and the 14th most popular Argentinean Politician.

Fernando de la Rúa is most famous for being the president of Argentina from 1999 to 2001. He was the first democratically elected president in Argentina's history.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Fernando de la Rúa ranks 3,868 out of 19,576. Before him are Brahim Ghali, Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia, Adad-nirari III, Vologases IV, Tiberius Gemellus, and Hüma Hatun. After him are Princess Thyra of Denmark, William Wilberforce, Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, Cleitus the Black, Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Robert M. La Follette.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Fernando de la Rúa ranks 64. Before him are Sigmund Jähn, Hélène Cixous, Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Ferdinand Piëch, Mario Capecchi, and Tsukasa Hosaka. After him are Lionel Jospin, Andrei Konchalovsky, Valentyn Sylvestrov, Thomas Pynchon, Paolo Conte, and Roger Zelazny. Among people deceased in 2019, Fernando de la Rúa ranks 60. Before him are Ágnes Heller, Lennart Johansson, Yasuhiro Nakasone, Godfried Danneels, Sigmund Jähn, and Ferdinand Piëch. After him are Zhores Alferov, Kary Mullis, Tony Buzan, Alan García, Franco Columbu, and Raymond Poulidor.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Fernando de la Rúa ranks 45 out of 1,154. Before him are Luis Monti (1901), Reynaldo Bignone (1928), Javier Zanetti (1973), Ernesto Sabato (1911), Héctor Cúper (1955), and Juan Manuel de Rosas (1793). After him are Lucio Fontana (1899), Hipólito Yrigoyen (1852), Francisco Varallo (1910), Carlos Saavedra Lamas (1878), Violet Jessop (1887), and Roberto Eduardo Viola (1924).

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Among POLITICIANS In Argentina

Among politicians born in Argentina, Fernando de la Rúa ranks 14. Before him are Leopoldo Galtieri (1926), Raúl Alfonsín (1927), Richard Walther Darré (1895), Alberto Fernández (1959), Reynaldo Bignone (1928), and Juan Manuel de Rosas (1793). After him are Hipólito Yrigoyen (1852), Carlos Saavedra Lamas (1878), Violet Jessop (1887), Roberto Eduardo Viola (1924), Mauricio Macri (1959), and Manuel Belgrano (1770).

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