Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
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Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Adolfo Ruiz Cortines served as President of Mexico from 1952 to 1958. He granted women the right to vote in federal elections in 1953, a milestone for Mexican democracy. Known for his personal austerity and anti-corruption stance, he stabilized Mexico's economy after the excesses of the Alemán era.
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Adolfo Tomás Ruiz Cortines was a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 1952 to 1958. A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), he previously served as Governor of Veracruz and Secretary of the Interior. During his presidency, which constituted the Mexican Miracle, women gained the right to vote, and he instituted numerous public health, education, infrastructure, and works projects.
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This profile section is complemented from Wikipedia for Adolfo Ruiz Cortines. President of Mexico from 1952 to 1958
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María Cortines de la Cotera was the daughter of Diego Francisco Cortines y...
María Cortines de la Cotera was the daughter of Diego Francisco Cortines y Gutiérrez de Celis (1829, Bielva, Cantabria, Spain), and María Dolores de la Cotera y Calzada (1824, Veracruz, Mexico), whose father was from Peñarrubia, also in Cantabria
personalJosé Ruiz Parra was president of the junta that ruled over the Port of Alvarado...
José Ruiz Parra was president of the junta that ruled over the Port of Alvarado during the American Invasion of Veracruz, having to personally sign the surrender of the port in 1847
personalHis father, Adolfo Ruiz Tejada (1851–1889), regidor of Veracruz during the...
His father, Adolfo Ruiz Tejada (1851–1889), regidor of Veracruz during the Porfiriato, died two and a half months prior to his birth
personalHis mother was María Cortines de la Cotera (1859–1932)
His mother was María Cortines de la Cotera (1859–1932)
personalAdolfo Tomás Ruiz Cortines was born on 30 December 1889 at 3:00 pm, in the...
Adolfo Tomás Ruiz Cortines was born on 30 December 1889 at 3:00 pm, in the state of Veracruz, into a family of Andalusian descent
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Birth of Adolfo Ruiz Cortines.
personalMaría Cortines Cotera with her children María and Adolfo in a photograph taken...
María Cortines Cotera with her children María and Adolfo in a photograph taken in 1895
personalDuring the Mexican Revolution In 1909, Ruiz read the book La sucesión...
During the Mexican Revolution In 1909, Ruiz read the book La sucesión presidencial de 1910 (The Presidential Succession of 1910) published that year by Francisco I
careerIn 1910, the Mexican Revolution started and he became inspired by several of...
In 1910, the Mexican Revolution started and he became inspired by several of its main players such as Pascual Orozco and Pancho Villa
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