Argentina's Ex-President Kirchner Dead at 60

Nestor Kirchner, Argentina's former and probable future president, and husband of current President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, has died today of a heart attack. He was 60. Kirchner, widely expected to run for the presidency next year, had undergone two heart procedures earlier this year, reports Reuters. Kirchner was his wife's closest adviser and a political force of nature in Argentina, having been the architect of his country's emergence from economic crisis during his 2003-2007 tenure.

"A great patriot has died," said a ruling party congressman, according to the AP. "This will leave a huge hole in Argentine politics. We will have to follow his example. Argentina has lost one of its greatest men." (More Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner stories.)