FILE PHOTO :Former Argentine President Fernando de la Rua speaks to journalists after leaving a courtroom in Buenos Aires December 23, 2013.REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Fernando de la Rua, who led Argentina through a debilitating economic depression that eventually led to the country's record sovereign debt default, died on Tuesday after falling ill with heart problems. He was 81 years old.
Argentina's current president Mauricio Macri sent condolences on social media, saying De la Rua's service deserved the "recognition of all Argentines."
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