Adolfo López Mateos
Adolfo López Mateos | |
|---|---|
Adolfo López Mateos in 1963 | |
| 55th President of Mexico | |
| In office 1 December 1958 – 30 November 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Adolfo Ruiz Cortines |
| Succeeded by | Gustavo Díaz Ordaz |
| Secretary of Labor and Social Welfare | |
| In office 1 December 1952 – 17 November 1957 | |
| President | Adolfo Ruiz Cortines |
| Preceded by | Manuel Ramírez Vázquez |
| Succeeded by | Salomón González Blanco |
| Senator of Congress of the Union from the State of Mexico | |
| In office 1 September 1946 – 31 August 1952 | |
| Preceded by | Alfonso Flores |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo del Mazo Vélez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 May 1909 Atizapán de Zaragoza, State of Mexico, Mexico |
| Died | 22 September 1969 (aged 60) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Political party | Institutional Revolutionary Party |
| Spouse(s) |
Angelina Gutiérrez
(m. 1934; div. 1937)Eva Sámano (m. 1937) |
| Relatives | Esperanza López Mateos (sister) |
| Alma mater | Scientific and Literary Institute of Toluca |
Adolfo López Mateos (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈðolfo ˈlopes maˈteos] (listen); 26 May 1909 – 22 September 1969[1]) was a Mexican politician. He was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He was President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964.
López Mateos died while in a coma on 22 September 1969 at a Mexico City hospital from problems caused by multiple intracranial aneurysms, aged 60.[2]
References
- ↑ Aniversario del nacimiento en Atizapán de Zaragoza, de Adolfo López Mateos Archived 1 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, britannica.com, rulers.org and "Adolfo López Mateos". Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011. give a birth date of 26 May 1910. However, several other sources give a birth date of 26 May 1909: [1] Archived 2020-07-26 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Coerver, Don M. (2004). Mexico: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Culture and History. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-57607-132-8.