Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
47th President of Mexico (1964–1970)
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Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Gustavo Díaz Ordaz served as the 48th President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970. His presidency is defined by the Tlatelolco Massacre of October 2, 1968, in which government forces killed hundreds of student protesters days before the Mexico City Olympics. He later admitted personal responsibility for the massacre.
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Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Bolaños was a Mexican politician and member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as the President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970. Previously, he served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Puebla's 1st district, a senator of the Congress of the Union for Puebla, and Secretary of the Interior.
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This profile section is complemented from Wikipedia for Gustavo Díaz Ordaz. President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970
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He had two older siblings, Ramón (born 1905) and María (born 1908), and two...
He had two older siblings, Ramón (born 1905) and María (born 1908), and two younger siblings, Ernesto and Guadalupe
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Birth of Gustavo Díaz Ordaz.
personalWhen Díaz was ousted by revolutionary forces in May 1911 at the outbreak of the...
When Díaz was ousted by revolutionary forces in May 1911 at the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution, he lost his bureaucratic post in the regime change
personalHe served in the government of Puebla from 1932 to 1943
He served in the government of Puebla from 1932 to 1943
careerDíaz Ordaz graduated from the University of Puebla on 8 February 1937 with a...
Díaz Ordaz graduated from the University of Puebla on 8 February 1937 with a law degree
personalA young Díaz Ordaz in 1938, behind President Lázaro Cárdenas (front row,...
A young Díaz Ordaz in 1938, behind President Lázaro Cárdenas (front row, center), and future presidents Manuel Ávila Camacho (front row, farthest to the left), and Miguel Alemán (front row immediately left of center)
careerHe became a professor at the university and served as vice-rector from 1940 to...
He became a professor at the university and served as vice-rector from 1940 to 1941.
personalIn the latter year he became a federal politician, serving in the Chamber of...
In the latter year he became a federal politician, serving in the Chamber of Deputies for the 1st federal electoral district of Puebla, and he served as a senator for the same state from 1946 to 1952
careerHe came to national prominence in the cabinet of President President Adolfo...
He came to national prominence in the cabinet of President President Adolfo López Mateos from 1958 to 1964, as Minister of the Interior (Gobernación)
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