Ricardo del Val (1934–2005) was an Argentine politician. He was elected governor of Santa Cruz in 1987 but suffered an

embolism An embolism is the lodging of an embolus, a blockage-causing piece of material, inside a blood vessel. The embolus may be a blood clot (thrombus), a fat globule (fat embolism), a bubble of air or other gas ( gas embolism), amniotic fluid (am ...

and was treated in

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. Vice governor José Ramón Granero served as governor during his illness. He returned to the province one year later.

Néstor Kirchner Néstor Carlos Kirchner (; 25 February 195027 October 2010) was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, Governor of Santa Cruz Province from 1991 to 2003, Secretary General of UNASUR and ...

, who sought to become governor of Santa Cruz the following turn, organized an impeachment that removed him from office.

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Governors of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina Impeached governors removed from office 1934 births 2005 deaths Impeached Argentinian officials {{Argentina-politician-stub