US President Barack Obama stressed Kirchner’s “significant role in the political life of Argentina,
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The Kirchners had been relaxing at their family home near the southern town of El Calafate when he suffered chest pains and was taken to a clinic.
Nestor Kirchner’s predecessor, Eduardo Duhalde, called on all Argentines to support the president.
But others predicted she would rise to the challenge.
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The flag outside the palace was lowered to half-mast Wednesday, and a message left by somebody on the gates read: “Courage, Madame President.”
Observers speculated Kirchner’s sudden death could throw the reigning president off course.
“I don’t know what Cristina is going to do. Now she rules the country,
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Tributes and expressions of shock also arrived from around the world.
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He was to receive state honors before a burial, with his body to be displayed Thursday in the presidential palace in Buenos Aires, labor minister Carlos Tomada said.
Estela Carlotto, leader of the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, which fought for light to be shed on deaths committed during Argentina’s 1976-1983 military dictatorship, said Kirchner ??who helped their cause ??had been “indispensable.”
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“Where will she find her inspiration now?” he asked.
“Up to now, she’s had the role of prime minister, putting into words and images??a political and economic construction that was basically built by her husband,
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wrote on his Twitter account “What pain! What a loss for Argentina and our Americas!” and declared three days of mourning in his own country.
Kirchner’s official doctor, Luis Buonomo, said the former leader, 60, had a cardiac arrest and “passed away.”
The country ??which had been observing a holiday Wednesday for a national census ??reacted with shock to the news.
His health problems ??and his loss in legislative elections in June 2009 that also ended his ruling party’s majority in Congress ??had led to widespread speculation that he was preparing to run again for the presidency in 2011.
Headstrong and often irritable as president, Nestor Kirchner was best known as the figure who led Argentina as it was emerging from its 1999-2002 economic crisis which resulted in the largest sovereign debt default in history.
A senator for the capital Buenos Aires, Eric Calcagno,
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