Luis Donaldo Colosio
PRI Presidential Candidate, Assassinated 1994
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Luis Donaldo Colosio Luis Donaldo Colosio was the PRI's presidential candidate for the 1994 election when he was shot and killed at a campaign rally in Tijuana on March 23, 1994. His assassination — one of Mexico's most shocking political murders — changed the course of Mexican politics. The full story behind the killing remains a source of controversy.
Overview
Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta was a Mexican politician, economist, and Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) presidential candidate, who was assassinated at a campaign rally in Tijuana during the presidential campaign of 1994.
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This profile section is complemented from Wikipedia for Luis Donaldo Colosio. Mexican politician, economist, and presidential candidate (1950–1994)
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Birth
Birth of Luis Donaldo Colosio.
personalColosio Murrieta studied economics at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios...
Colosio Murrieta studied economics at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, after which he joined the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in 1972
personalIn 1979, he joined the Secretariat of Budget and Planning under future...
In 1979, he joined the Secretariat of Budget and Planning under future president Carlos Salinas de Gortari
personalIn the 1985 mid-terms he was elected to Congress as the federal deputy for...
In the 1985 mid-terms he was elected to Congress as the federal deputy for Sonora's 1st district, which included his home town, and, in 1987, he was selected to serve on the PRI's National Executive Committee
personalIn 1988, Salinas chose him as the campaign manager for his presidential...
In 1988, Salinas chose him as the campaign manager for his presidential campaign
personalIn 1992, Salinas chose him to serve in his cabinet, in the newly created...
In 1992, Salinas chose him to serve in his cabinet, in the newly created position of Social Development Secretary.
personalMain article: 1994 Mexican general election After a slow start, with the...
Main article: 1994 Mexican general election After a slow start, with the spotlight focusing on former foreign secretary Manuel Camacho's negotiations with the EZLN guerrillas, Colosio appeared to get the traditional support of the political machine of the PRI
personalColosio's father continued determined to uncover what he strongly suspected are...
Colosio's father continued determined to uncover what he strongly suspected are hidden truths behind his son's very public murder and, in 2004, he published a book about the case
personalOn a visit to Lomas Taurinas on 11 February 2021, Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas...
On a visit to Lomas Taurinas on 11 February 2021, Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas said he forgave "the cowards" who had killed his father
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