Conan (Javier Milei's dog)

This article is about Javier Milei's dog. For the special operations military working dog, see Conan (military dog).

Conan
SpeciesDog
BreedEnglish Mastiff
SexMale
Born2004
Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
DiedMay 2017 (aged 12–13)
Argentina
OwnerJavier Milei
Named afterConan the Barbarian
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Conan (2004 – May 2017) was an English Mastiff adopted by Argentina's president Javier Milei as a puppy in 2004, and named after the title character in the 1982 film Conan the Barbarian.[1] Milei, who never married and is childless, referred to Conan as his closest friend and confidant.[1] Conan died from spinal cancer in 2017.


Life

Conan was born around 2004, and Milei took him as a puppy that year and treated him as a family member. In 2018, Milei told Perfil that Conan is his "true and greatest love" (verdadero y más grande amor) and "literally a son to me".[2][3] He also reportedly gave Conan champagne.[4]

In May 2017, Conan died as a result of spinal cancer.[5][6][7] Milei then began consulting with a medium.[8] Milei came to believe he met Conan in a previous life as a gladiator and lion who refused to fight because they knew they were destined to work together in a grand project, which he believes was a prophecy of his bid for the Argentine presidency.[1]


Cloning

From left to right are American economists Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Murray Rothbard (1926–1995), and Robert Lucas Jr. (1937–2023). Four out of six of Conan's clones were named after them.

In 2018, Milei paid US-based company PerPETuate, Inc $50,000 to clone Conan.[7] The procedure resulted in six puppies. Milei said that he cloned Conan because he understands cloning as "a way of approaching eternity".[7]

Milei named one of the litter Conan, which he does not distinguish from the original Conan. Four more puppies he named after Chicago School economists: Milton (named for Milton Friedman), Murray (named for Murray Rothbard), Robert and Lucas (both named for Robert Lucas Jr).[9][10] These dogs he considers Conan's sons, and his own grandsons.[2] The sixth dog, who died shortly after the procedure, was named Angelito ("little angel").[11] Milei refers to the dogs as his "four-legged children".[12]


2023 presidential campaign

On his inauguration as Argentina's president, Milei broke with the tradition of using an official presidential baton (Spanish: bastón presidencial) carved by goldsmith Juan Carlos Pallarols, opting for a design featuring Conan and his four clones carved on it.[13] According to sources consulted by Clarín, Milei will bring his four dogs to live with him in the Quinta de Olivos (the official presidential residence), which has caused security concerns among the staff there, as they are known to be "problematic".[14] Milei announced that the presidential residence would be renovated to accommodate the four dogs, who are used to living separately.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Guzman, Chad de (20 November 2023). "Argentina's President-Elect Seeks Counsel From His Cloned Dogs". TIME. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b González, Juan Luis (July 2023). El loco: La vida desconocida de Javier Milei y su irrupción en la política argentina (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Planeta Argentina. pp. 1–4. ISBN 9504982891.
  3. ^ Nicas, Jack (19 October 2023). "The 5 Clones in Argentina's Election". The New York Times. ISSN 1553-8095. Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. ^ Brigida, Anna-Catherine (22 October 2023). "Milei's cloned dogs steal limelight in Argentina election". Reuters. ISSN 2293-6343. Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Su perro muerto, esoterismo y la 'misión' de Dios: los secretos de Javier Milei". iProfesional (in Spanish). 6 July 2023. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  6. ^ González, Juan Luis (9 August 2023). "Milei y su perro muerto: quién es la fuente secreta de 'El Loco', el libro sobre él". Revista Noticias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "Conan, el perro cordobés de Milei que murió y fue clonado por miles de dólares". El Doce (in Spanish). 15 August 2023. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Javier Milei, il leader di estrema destra che ha vinto le primarie in Argentina". Il Post (in Italian). 14 August 2023. ISSN 2610-9980. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Milei presentó a su 'hijo' Conan y a sus 'nietos' de cuatro patas en Infama Recargado". América TV (in Spanish). 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2023 – via MSN.
  10. ^ Portes, Ignacio (9 July 2023). "Argentina's media takes aim at Milei's craziest side". The Brazilian Report. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Revelan los secretos místicos de Javier Milei: esoterismo, la 'misión' de dios y charlas con su perro muerto". Ámbito Financiero (in Spanish). 5 July 2023. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  12. ^ De Guzman, Chad (20 November 2023). "Argentina Just Elected an Eccentric Populist Who Seeks Counsel From His Cloned Dogs". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  13. ^ Devita, Marina (10 December 2023). "El sorprendente bastón presidencial de Javier Milei con sus cinco perros tallados". Clarín (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  14. ^ Niebieskikwiat, Natasha (10 December 2023). "La nueva vida de Milei en Olivos: temor en la seguridad por los perros mastines del nuevo presidente". Clarín (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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