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Populist Saa to become Argentina's interim president.(Chicago Tribune)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service

| December 22, 2001 | Jones, Patrice M. | COPYRIGHT 1999 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

BUENOS AIRES _ An ambitious Peronist governor with a populist bent was set to become Argentina's interim president Saturday, ending a week of bloody violence and historic riots that forced the resignation of President Fernando de la Rua.

Adolfo Rodriguez Saa, a 54-year-old lawyer who led the small, central province of San Luis, now takes on a nation of 36 million struggling to stave off a financial meltdown brought on by unsustainable debt and a paralyzed economy.

According to the mandate expected to be approved by Congress late Saturday, Saa is guaranteed to serve only about 60 days until new presidential elections are held March 3.

His appointment kicks off what could be …

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