Pedro Vázquez Colmenares
Pedro Vázquez Colmenares | |
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Governor of Oaxaca | |
In office 1980–1985 | |
Preceded by | Eliseo Jiménez Ruiz |
Succeeded by | Jesús Martínez Álvarez |
Personal details | |
Born | June 3, 1934 Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico |
Died | September 24, 2012 (aged 78) Acapulco, Guerrero |
Political party | Institutional Revolutionary Party |
Spouse | Ana María Guzmán de Vásquez |
Profession | Politician |
Pedro Vázquez Colmenares (1934 – September 24, 2012) was a Mexican politician who served as the
Center for Research and National Security (CISEN), Mexico's intelligence agency.[1] He served as the director general of CISEN from 1985 to 1988.[2] Vazquez then became the Mexican Ambassador to Guatemala from 1989 to 1985.[1]
Early life
Vázquez Colmenares was born in 1934 in
Tuxtepec, Oaxaca. He received a law degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1958.[2] He joined the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in 1963.[2]
Career
Vázquez worked as a
Secretariat of Agrarian Reform in 1976.[2]
He also served as the CEO of Aeroméxico from 1976 to 1980 before becoming Governor of Oaxaca.[2]
Death
Pedro Vázquez Colmenares died at his home in Acapulco on September 24, 2012, at the age of 76.[1] His funeral was held in the Predregal neighborhood of southern Mexico City.[1] He was survived by his wife, Ana María Guzmán de Vásquez, and three children – Bernardo, Pedro and Ana.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Fallece el ex gobernador de Oaxaca, Pedro Vásquez Colmenares". La Crónica de Hoy. September 25, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Murió Vásquez Colmenares". El Mexicano. September 26, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2012.