ers ▁themselves . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁Di ▁T ella ▁retired ▁from ▁public ▁service ▁with ▁the ▁change ▁of ▁administr ations ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁on ▁which ▁occasion ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁an ▁honor ary ▁fellow ▁of ▁St . ▁Anton y ' s ▁( a ▁rare ▁distinction ). ▁He ▁visited ▁the ▁F alk land ▁Islands ▁as ▁an ▁ordinary ▁citiz en ▁( a ▁con cess ion ▁he ▁had ▁obtained ▁for ▁Argent ine ▁national s ▁while ▁Foreign ▁Minister ), ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁warm ly ▁received . ▁ ▁Ill ness ▁forced ▁Di ▁T ella ▁to ▁ret ire ▁from ▁politics , ▁however , ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁an ▁investigation ▁into ▁his ▁possible ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁illegal , ▁Men em - era ▁sale ▁of ▁arms ▁to ▁Cro atia ▁and ▁E cuador ▁( each ▁em bro iled ▁in ▁wars , ▁at ▁the ▁time ); ▁he ▁maintained ▁his ▁innoc ence , ▁and ▁was ▁eventually ▁sp ared ▁further ▁trial ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁ill ▁health . ▁Sec l ud ed ▁in ▁his ▁est ancia ▁outside ▁Navar ro , ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁Di ▁T ella ▁suffered ▁a ▁stroke ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁dying ▁at ▁age ▁ 7 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wid ow , ▁Nel ly , ▁and ▁his ▁five ▁children . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from