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1960 In Mexico
Events in the year 1960 in Mexico. Incumbents * President — Adolfo López Mateos (1909-1969), president 1958-1964 Cabinet * Secretariat of the Interior, Interior Secretary: Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1911 in Mexico, 1911-1979 in Mexico, 1979) * Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (Mexico), Foregin Relations Secretary: Manuel Tello Baurraud (1898-1971) * Secretariat of National Defense (Mexico), Defense Secretary: Agustín Olachea (1890-1974) * Secretariat of the Navy, Navy Secretary: Manuel Zermeño Araico * Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit (Mexico), Treasury Secretary: Antonio Ortiz Mena (1907-2007) * Secretary of the Presidencia: Donato Miranda Fonseca (1908-1995) * Public Works Secretary: Luis Enrique Bracamontes (1923-2003) * National Heritage Secretary: Eduardo Bustamante * Secretary Industry and Commerce: Raúl Salinas Lozano (1917-2004) * Secretary de Agriculture and Livestock: Julián Rodríguez Adame * Secretary of Water Resources: Alfredo del Mazo Vélez (1904–1975) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolfo López Mateos
Adolfo López Mateos (; 26 May 1909 – 22 September 1969) was a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964. Beginning his political career as a campaign aide of José Vasconcelos during his run for president, López Mateos encountered repression from Plutarco Elías Calles, who attempted to maintain hegemony within the National Revolutionary Party (PNR). He briefly abandoned politics and worked as a professor at the Autonomous University of Mexico State, becoming a member of the PNR (renamed Party of the Mexican Revolution) in 1941. López Mateos served as senator for the State of Mexico from 1946 to 1952 and Secretary of Labor during the administration of Adolfo Ruiz Cortines from 1952 to 1957. He secured the party's presidential nomination and won in the 1958 general election. Declaring his political philosophy to be "left within the Constitution", López Mateos was the first self-declared left-wing politician to hold the presidency since Láza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
