Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Adolfo Tomás Ruiz Cortines (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈðolfo ˈrwis koɾˈtines] (
listen); 30 December 1889 – 3 December 1973) was a Mexican politician. He was 54th president of Mexico from 1952 to 1958.[1]
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines | |
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| 54th President of Mexico | |
| In office 1 December 1952 – 30 November 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Miguel Alemán Valdés |
| Succeeded by | Adolfo López Mateos |
| Secretary of the Interior | |
| In office 30 June 1948 – 30 October 1951 | |
| President | Miguel Alemán Valdés |
| Preceded by | Ernesto P. Uruchurtu |
| Succeeded by | Ernesto P. Uruchurtu |
| Governor of Veracruz | |
| In office 1 December 1944 – April 1948 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Cerdán Lara |
| Succeeded by | Ángel Carvajal Bernal |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Veracruz′s 3rd district | |
| In office 1 September 1937 – 9 September 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Óscar Fano Viniegra |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Pulido |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adolfo Tomás Ruiz Cortines 30 December 1889 Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Died | 3 December 1973 (aged 83) Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Cause of death | Heart failure |
| Political party | Institutional Revolutionary Party |
| Spouse(s) | Lucía Carrillo (m. 1915; div. 1935) María Izaguirre (m. 1941) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  Mexico Army |
| Unit | Revolutionary Forces |
| He was the first Governor of Veracruz to serve a 6-year long term. | |
Ruiz Cortines died on 3 December 1973 in Veracruz, Mexico from heart failure caused by arteriosclerosis, aged 82.
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Media
María Cortines Cotera with her children María and Adolfo in a photograph taken in 1895.
President Adolf Ruiz Cortines at the age of 12
President of Mexico Adolfo Ruiz Cortines with a mustache, photographed circa the 1920s
President of Mexico Adolfo Ruiz Cortines circa the 1930s
Gen. Miguel Henríquez Guzmán, the FPPM's only presidential candidate, who came in second in the popular vote in the 1952 election
Escudo de la Tercera República Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos en 1934
President Ruiz Cortines on the cover of Time magazine in 1953. He was the sixth Mexican president to be featured on the cover of Time magazine.
Statue of Ruiz Cortines in Los Pinos, Mexico City
References
- ↑ (in Spanish) Mexican government biography