Original sentence: On 15 December 2005, following Brazil's initiative, Kirchner announced the cancellation of Argentina's debt to the IMF in full and in a single payment, in a historical decission removing a decades-old dependence regarding both internal and foreign economic policy
Edited sentence: In December 2005, following Brazil´s initiative, Kirchner announce the total payment of Argentina´s debt to the IMF, therefore removing a decades old burden on the country´s independence regarding both internal and foreign economic policy.It has been said that both Brazil and Argentina had been planning on canceling their debt separately, but the Argentine government chose to do it after the initial acceptance of Brazil´s proposition in the worlwide financial market.The move to independicize Argentina from the IMF, long seen as a `leech` to Argentina´s economy, was widely accepted by society, subsequently rising Kirchner´s popularity by a few, but significant percentage points