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Argentina chooses fifth president in two weeks.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| January 01, 2002 | Hall, Kevin G. | COPYRIGHT 2002 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina _ Eduardo Duhalde, a populist who opposes U.S.-backed free market reforms, was chosen Tuesday as this insolvent country's fifth president in less than two weeks.

Following marathon closed-door negotiations, Duhalde was elected in an emergency session of Congress to serve the final two years of the term of Fernando de la Rua, who resigned on Dec. 20 after violent protests against his government. Three interim presidents followed before most major political parties threw their support to Duhalde, who lost out to de la Rua in the 1999 presidential election.

There will be no honeymoon for Duhalde, 60, who takes charge of a government that has already defaulted on some of its $132 billion debt after a crippling four-year recession. Awaiting him are empty government coffers, provincial ...

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