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- Born:
- March 12, 1911, Ciudad SerdĂĄn, Mex.
- Died:
- July 15, 1979, Mexico City (aged 68)
- Title / Office:
- president (1964-1970), Mexico
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Gustavo DĂaz Ordaz
president of Mexico
Gustavo DĂaz Ordaz (born March 12, 1911, Ciudad SerdĂĄn, Mex.âdied July 15, 1979, Mexico City) was the president of Mexico from 1964 to 1970.
A descendant of JosĂ© MarĂa DĂaz Ordaz, associate of 19th-century Mexican leader Benito JuĂĄrez, DĂaz Ordaz was trained as a lawyer and served as supreme court president in his native state of Puebla before being elected to the Mexican Senate in 1946. In 1958 he became federal interior minister and in July 1964 was elected to the presidency as the Partido Revolucionario Institucional candidate to succeed Adolfo LĂłpez Mateos. DĂaz Ordazâs administration emphasized economic development for Mexico. In 1977 he was ambassador to Spain.
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