Manuel Camacho Solís
Víctor Manuel Camacho Solís | |
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Head of the Federal District Department | |
| In office 1 December 1988 – 29 November 1993 | |
| President | Carlos Salinas de Gortari |
| Preceded by | Ramón Aguirre Velázquez |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Aguilera Gómez |
| Secretary General of the Institutional Revolutionary Party | |
| In office 3 August 1988 – 3 December 1988 | |
| President | Jorge de la Vega Domínguez |
| Preceded by | Humberto Lugo Gil |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Rodríguez Barrera |
| Secretary of Urban Development and Ecology | |
| In office 17 February 1986 – 3 August 1988 | |
| President | Miguel de la Madrid |
| Preceded by | Guillermo Carrillo Arena |
| Succeeded by | Gabino Fraga Mouret |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 March 1946 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Died | 5 June 2015 (aged 69) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Political party | Democratic Revolution (2003–2015) |
| Other political affiliations | Institutional Revolutionary (1965–1995) Democratic Center (1999–2000) |
| Spouse(s) | Mónica van der Vliet, widow |
| Children | Six |
| Occupation | Senator |
Víctor Manuel Camacho Solís (March 30, 1946 – June 5, 2015) was a Mexican politician who served in the cabinets of
Political career
Camacho Solís joined the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in 1965, and in 1988 he became that party's general secretary. Camacho met
The Zapatista uprising
On November 13, 1993, Camacho was designated
Later career
During Zedillo's presidency, Camacho stayed away from politics until 1999 when he announced his candidacy for the presidency for the
In 2003 he became a federal deputy in the Chamber of Deputies representing the Party of the Democratic Revolution.[5] [6] He was selected to serve as a plurinominal deputy through an indirect election. In 2012 he was elected to the Senate.
In 2004 he joined Andrés Manuel López Obrador's political campaign. He wrote a column in the Mexico City daily El Universal.
He died in Mexico City on 5 June 2015, after a long battle with brain cancer.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Mexico Turns to Its Master of Compromise". LA Times. 1994-02-08.
- ^ Malkin, Elisabeth (10 June 2015). "Manuel Camacho Solís, Once on Path to Mexican Presidency, Dies at 69". New York Times. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "¿Los conociste?, ¿los recuerdas? Ellos fueron los regentes y jefes de Gobierno CDMX". Sopitas.com (in Spanish). 5 December 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ Jorge G. Castañeda, Perpetuating Power: How Mexican Presidents were Chosen. New York: The New Press 2000, p.91
- ^ "Perfil del legislador". Legislative Information System. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ Malkin, Elisabeth (10 June 2015). "Manuel Camacho Solís, Once on Path to Mexican Presidency, Dies at 69". The New York Times.
- ^ Mexican politician Manuel Camacho Solis dies at 69
- ^ Fallece Manuel Camacho Solís
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