Adolfo Ruiz Cortines

In this article, the first or paternal family name is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Cortines.

Adolfo Tomás Ruiz Cortines (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈðolfo ˈrwis koɾˈtines] (13px listen); 30 December 1889 – 3 December 1973) was a Mexican politician. He was 54th president of Mexico from 1952 to 1958.

Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
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54th President of Mexico
In office 1 December 1952 (1952-12-01) – 30 November 1958 (1958-11-30)
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 (1889-12-30)30 December 1889 Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Died	3 December 1973(1973-12-03) (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

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  María Cortines Cotera with her children María and Adolfo in a photograph taken in 1895.

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  Ruiz Cortines at the age of 10, c. 1899.

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  President of Mexico Adolfo Ruiz Cortines with a mustache, photographed circa the 1920s

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  President of Mexico Adolfo Ruiz Cortines circa the 1930s

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  Pennant for Ruiz Cortines's campaign

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  Ruiz Cortines campaigned with the slogan "austeridad y trabajo" ("austerity and work")

• Escudo de la Tercera República Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos en 1934.svg

  Escudo de la Tercera República Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos en 1934

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  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.

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  The plaque that Haile Selassie inaugurated in Mexico City