Pedro Vázquez Colmenares

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Pedro Vázquez Colmenares
Pedro Vazquez Colmenares
Governor of Oaxaca
In office
1980–1985
Preceded byEliseo Jiménez Ruiz
Succeeded byJesús Martínez Álvarez
Personal details
BornJune 3, 1934
Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
DiedSeptember 24, 2012 (aged 78)
Acapulco, Guerrero
Political partyInstitutional Revolutionary Party
SpouseAna María Guzmán de Vásquez
ProfessionPolitician

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

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Murió Vásquez Colmenares". El Mexicano. September 26, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
Preceded by Governor of Oaxaca State
1980–1985
Succeeded by