Rafael Aguilar Talamantes
Rafael Aguilar Talamantes | |
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Deputy of the Congress of the Union | |
In office September 1, 1982 – October 31, 1985 | |
In office September 1, 1988 – October 31, 1991 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Rafael Ignacio Aguilar Talamantes 24 October 1939 Cardenist Front of National Reconstruction Socialist Party of Mexico |
Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
Occupation | Politician |
Rafael Aguilar Talamantes (October 24, 1939 in
Early life and career
Talamantes graduated from the National School of Economics at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in 1962 where he attended from 1958. He returned to UNAM in 1971 to the National School of Law where he attended until 1976, leaving without completing his degree. Originally a member of the Mexican Communist Party, he became a political prisoner in 1966 apprehended in the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo on October 8 of that year. Talamantes was imprisoned on charges of property damage to the nation.
CNAO foundation
In 1970, Talamantes was released from prison due to the law of social dissolution being repealed by then president
Workers' Socialist Party
The Workers' Socialist Party was founded as a Marxist political party that believed in the expropriation of financial institutions and many industries, also believing management of state enterprises should be handled by the workers and peasants. The PST secured registration in 1978 and in the following year it was given proportional representation seats, continuing to win 9-12 seats the following periods in 1982 and 1985. In 1987 the PST split again as Graco Ramírez was expelled from the party, often cited as differences over the direction the party was taking.
Cardenist Front of National Reconstruction (PFCRN) 1987 - 1997
In 1988, after having served as the party Secretary General from 1975 to '76 and President from 79-87, the party was renamed to the
See also
References
- Political Parties of the Americas, 1980s to 1990s: Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies By Charles D. Ameringer. Published by Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992. ISBN 0-313-27418-5.
- Taking On Goliath: The Emergence Of A New Left Party And The Struggle For Democracy In Mexico By Kathleen Bruhn. Published by Penn State Press, 2004. ISBN 0-271-02511-5.
- Mexican Political Biographies, 1935-1993 By Roderic Ai Camp. Published by University of Texas Press, 1995. ISBN 0-292-71181-6.