Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner served as the 54th president of Argentina from 2007 to 2015 and was also First Lady during the tenure of her husband
(Picture: Dan Kitwood/PA Wire)The former President of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, was returning home from court, facing allegations of corruption, when she narrowly escaped being shot.
President Alberto Fernández revealed the assassin’s gun was loaded with five bullets, which failed to fire when triggered. Police are attempting to establish a motive for the attack on the left-leaning politician and lawyer, who served as the 54th president of Argentina from 2007 to 2015, and as the vice president of Argentina since 2019.
