Public image of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Public image of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was the president of Argentina between 2007 and 2015. After her victory in the 2011 presidential elections, she claimed that the elections were a triumph of love, implying that her voters loved her. Her speeches include a large number of self-references. Kirchner is famously passionate about clothes. She wears a mixture of textures, colors, and prints, and always wears makeup and high heels. She dressed in black for the 3 years following the death of her husband, Néstor Kirchner. The acceptance of this widow image was higher among Argentine
Repsol and commercialization, which remained exclusive to CAMPSA. In 1948, REPESA (Refinería de Petróleos de Escombreras S.A.) was incorporated for the installation of a refinery in the Valley of Escombreras (Cartagena). 'REPESA became the symbol of the increasing industrial consolidation in the refining sector, as it took on the production and marketing of petrol, oils and lubricants under its own brand name.' From the beginning, REPSOL was REPESA’s "star brand" of petroleum as a REPESA product brand. In 1999 Repsol bought 97.81% of the Argentine oil and gas company YPF S.A., which at the time was the largest oil-and-gas company in