 Kodama married Borges through representatives in a civil proceeding in Paraguay on April 26, 1986.This was a common practice for Argentines wishing to circumvent the restrictions on divorce in their country at the time, and Borges was already married once but for many years estranged from his first wife.At the time of the wedding, Borges was terminally ill, and died of cancer in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 14, 1986.