Fausto Zapata Loredo (18 December 1940 – 15 December 2014) was a

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lawyer, politician, diplomat, journalist and television presenter. He briefly served as Governor of San Luis Potosí from September to October 1991, after he was forced to resign due to a fraud conflict with Salvador Nava. He previously served as member of the

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(1976–1982) and the

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(1967–1970). After retiring from politics he served as diplomat in different posts, including as Ambassador to Italy (1977), Malta (1977), China (1987), North Korea (1987) and as Consul to Los Angeles (1992) and New York (1993). Since 2005 he anchored ''Diálogos Políticos'', a political analysis and commentary program in

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. Zapata died due to cancer on 15 December 2014.

Honours

*Great Britain, ''Knight Commander of The Royal Victorian Order'' *France, ''Grand Officier de l’Ordre National Du Mérite'' *Italy, ''Gran Croce'' *Germany, ''Order of Merit Mérito: Great Cross'' *Japan, ''Order of the Rising Sun'' *Austria, ''Order of Merit: Grand Official'' *Brazil, ''Order Nacional del Cruzeiro Du Sul: Gran Cruz'' *Venezuela, ''Order Francisco de Miranda: Primera Clase'' and ''Orden del Libertador: Gran Oficial'' *Jordan, ''Order al-Istiglal'' *Egypt, ''Order of Merit, Gran Oficial''

References

1940 births 2014 deaths Governors of San Luis Potosí Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) Ambassadors of Mexico to Italy Ambassadors of Mexico to Malta Ambassadors of Mexico to China Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun Mexican journalists Male journalists 20th-century Mexican lawyers Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians People from San Luis Potosí Deaths from cancer in Mexico Mexican television presenters {{Mexico-deputy-InstitutionalRevolutionary-1940s-stub