Adolfo López Mateos
55th President of Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Adolfo López Mateos | |
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55th President of Mexico | |
In office 1 December 1958 (1958-12-01) – 30 November 1964 (1964-11-30) | |
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 | (1909-05-26)26 May 1909 Atizapán de Zaragoza, State of Mexico, Mexico |
Died | 22 September 1969(1969-09-22) (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 |
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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]