Carlos Saul Menem

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Carlos Saul Menem
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Birthday July 2, 1930
From Argentina
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Debut Match
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Rita Ciano
8chanmania XXXIV
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Carlos Saul Menem was an Argentine president, serving in office from 1989 to 1999.

Bio[edit | edit source]

Menem was born to Syrian parents who immigrated to Argentinia. Joining a basketball team during his university studies, his interest in politics and eventual decision to become a Peronite was kickstarted when he meat Juan and Evita Peron during a trip of his team to Buenos Aires. Governor of the La Rioja province by 1973, he was detained after the Argentinian military coup d'etat in 1976 and would convert from Islam to Roman Catholicism during his first two years in his prison. His unwillingness to cease political activities would earn him another period of imprisonment until the military regime ended in 1980. Following two more terms as governor of La Rioja, he was elected president in 1989.

Menem's presidency was chiefly marked by his attempts to combat the severe hyperinflation and economic recession Argentina was suffering form. To this end, he initiated a massive wave of privatizations, cut subsidies, and lowered public spending. He also had to deal with the issue of national reconciliation following the military regime (giving presidential pardons to assorted military leaders despite public opposition), aligned Argentina with the United States for those sweet foreign investments, and re-established relations with the United Kingdom after that nasty spat over the Falkland islands.

He died February 21st, 2021.

In 8chanmania[edit | edit source]

Carlos Saul Menem was the representative /argentina/ picked for their spot in 8chanmania XXXIV. He lost to Rita Ciano in the first round.