Ernesto Zedillo
53rd President of Mexico (1994–2000)
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Ernesto Zedillo Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León served as the 51st President of Mexico from 1994 to 2000. He navigated the peso crisis of 1994, defeated the Zapatista uprising diplomatically, and is credited with overseeing Mexico's first peaceful democratic transfer of power to an opposition party in 2000.
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Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León is a Mexican economist and politician. He was the 61st president of Mexico from 1994 to 2000, as the last of the uninterrupted 71-year line of Mexican presidents from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Father of Modern Democracy in Mexico, his non-interventionist policy yielded transparent results on the 2000 Mexican general election.
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This profile section is complemented from Wikipedia for Ernesto Zedillo. President of Mexico from 1994 to 2000
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In office, Zedillo was perceived as a puppet president with Salinas following...
In office, Zedillo was perceived as a puppet president with Salinas following the model of Plutarco Elías Calles in the wake of the 1928 assassination of president-elect Alvaro Obregón
personalFor the first time since the founding of Zedillo's party in 1929, an opposition...
For the first time since the founding of Zedillo's party in 1929, an opposition candidate won, a peaceful change from an authoritarian government
personalBirth
Birth of Ernesto Zedillo.
personalErnesto Zedillo Ponce de León was born on 27 December 1951 in Mexico City
Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León was born on 27 December 1951 in Mexico City
personalIn 1964, at the age of 13, he returned to Mexico City
In 1964, at the age of 13, he returned to Mexico City
personalIn 1969, he entered the National Polytechnic Institute, financing his studies...
In 1969, he entered the National Polytechnic Institute, financing his studies by working in the National Army and Navy Bank (later known as Banjército)
personalHe graduated as an economist in 1972 and began lecturing
He graduated as an economist in 1972 and began lecturing
personalIn 1974, he pursued his master's and PhD studies at Yale University
In 1974, he pursued his master's and PhD studies at Yale University
personalBy 1987, he was named deputy secretary of Planning and Budget Control in the...
By 1987, he was named deputy secretary of Planning and Budget Control in the Secretariat of Budget and Planning
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