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Enrique Pena Nieto, wearing a dark suit and red striped tie, smiles and waves with his right hand raised, with blurred Mexican flags in the background.
Enrique PeƱa Nieto Enrique PeƱa Nieto waving to supporters on the night of Mexico's 2012 presidential election; he was later declared the winner.

Enrique PeƱa Nieto

former president of Mexico
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Enrique PeƱa Nieto (born July 20, 1966, Atlacomulco, Mexico) is a Mexican politician of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Institucional; PRI) who served as the president of Mexico (2012ā€“18). Prior to becoming president, he served as governor of the state of MĆ©xico (2005ā€“11). PeƱa Nieto was born in MĆ©xico state and was the eldest of four children. His mother was a schoolteacher, and his father was an engineer with the national electric company. PeƱa...

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