Néstor Kirchner, Former Argentine President Dies of Heart Attack

The former Argentine president Néstor Kirchner died on Wednesday morning after suffering a heart attack, A News by Argentine State News Channel.

Kirchner, 60, died after he was rushed in grave condition to the Formenti de Calafate hospital while suffering a severe heart attack, the presidency said.

Kirchner had undergone an angioplasty after a heart attack in September, but was still a likely candidate in next year's presidential elections. 

Mr. Kirchner guided Argentina out of its crippling financial crisis in late 2001 and had continued to lead the Peronist party after his wife, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, was elected president in 2007. 

He also served as secretary general of the South American alliance known as Unasur, as a congressman and as leader of the Peronist party.