Flamboyant Former Argentine President Carlos Menem Dies

Argentina's President Carlos Menem, accompanied by his wife Zulema Yoma, waves from the balcony of the Government Palace, after being sworn in as the new President of Argentina, in Buenos Aires, Argentina on July 8, 1989. Alejandro Querol/AP Photo, File

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Carlos Menem, a former Argentine president who delivered short-lived economic stability and forged close ties with the United States in the 1990s even as he navigated scandal and enjoyed an often flamboyant lifestyle, has died.

Argentine President Alberto Fernández confirmed the death of the 90-year-old former leader, who had been ailing in recent weeks.