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Jorge Carrillo Olea (born in
Jojutla Jojutla is a municipality in the state of Morelos, Mexico. Its municipal seat is the city of ''Jojutla de Juárez''. The name ''Jojutla'' comes from Nahuatl ''Xoxōuhtlān'' () and means, ''Place of abundant blue skies''. Another interpretation is ...
,
Morelos Morelos (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Morelos ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 36 municipalities and its capital city is Cuer ...
, on November 19, 1937) is a Mexican politician and general, and a member of
Institutional Revolutionary Party The Institutional Revolutionary Party ( es, Partido Revolucionario Institucional, ; abbr. PRI) is a political party in Mexico that was founded in 1929 and held uninterrupted power in the country for 71 years, from 1929 to 2000, first as the Nati ...
, PRI. He served as
governor of Morelos The governor of Morelos, which was created with the state of Mexico in 1869. (Morelos was a Federal Territory from June 17, 1914, to February 5, 1917.) See also * List of Mexican state governors *List of people from Morelos, Mexico *List of g ...
from October 1, 1994, to May 15, 1998.


Early military education and career

Carrillo graduated with a degree in Military Administration from the Escuela Superior de Guerra. He served as undersecretary in the Secretaries of Finance and Public Credit (1976) and of the Interior (1983-1988). During the presidency of Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1988-1994) he founded the Center for Investigation and National Security (CISEN) and headed the Commission for Attention to Crimes against Health of the Attorney General's Office (PGR). During Miguel de la Madrid he led the dismantling of the repressive arm of the government, the Federal Security Directorate (DFS) and allowed a new perspective of Human Rights. for new political parties. He oversaw foreign intelligence services and DEA agents in Mexico at critical times in US-Mexico relations.


Public activities

He served in troop bodies in the states of Oaxaca, Veracruz, professor at the Heroico Colegio Militar and Escuela Superior de Guerra from 1959 to 1970. Chief of the Second Section (Intelligence) of the Presidential General Staff from 1970 to 1976. During the six-year term chaired by the LIC. José López Portillo carried out the restructuring of the shipbuilding industry in the country. The Astilleros Unidos de Veracruz and Astilleros Unidos del Pacífico were built, of which he was counselor between 1977 and 1982. He was also a director of the National Fishing and Port Bank in 1977, as well as technical secretary of the National Coordinating Commission of the Naval Industry in 1978. He was secretary of the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance (COMAR) from 1983 to 1998, after the crisis caused by an attack by Guatemalan paramilitary forces on a refugee camp located in national territory. This incident caused, in addition to a diplomatic conflict with Guatemala, the displacement of 40,000 Mayan indigenous people who were given legal and physical security in territory belonging to the states of Campeche and Quintan Roo. Founder and first director of the Center for Investigation and National Security (CISEN) from 1988 to 1991 and General Coordinator for the Attention and Fight against Drug Trafficking in the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic (PGR) from 1991 to 1993. It is during this period that gives the capture of Joaquín Guzmán Loera, "El Chapo". During his stay at the PGR, he promoted the redefinition of the anti-drug policy of the Mexican Government. During his assignment there was a comprehensive, multidisciplinary and open approach to international cooperation within which the relationship with the United States, Colombia, Central America and other Latin American countries was redefined. He was advisor to the President of the Republic for International Affairs Related to Drug Control before the UN in 1993.


National Security and Intelligence Services

With him, Mexican intelligence services and national security shifted into modern institutions which relied on professionalism and specialization of its legal mandate, thus giving origin to an incipient intelligence community in the country and a solid cooperation with international services as well. He was and critical figure in the dismantlement of the repressive state which previously exceeded in functions. A first generation of professional public servants under his lead eventually took over the new intelligence establishment and set forth a national effort which presently shows distortions and misconceptions of what a National Intelligence Directorate show be. He was decorated by the governments of France, Germany, Yugoslavia, Jordan, Egypt, Italy, Spain, Austria, Romania, Venezuela, Senegal, Argentina, Japan and Great Britain.


Governor of Morelos

In 1994 Carrillo was elected Governor of Morelos. Three years later, in 1997, within a security crisis in the state, as the kidnapping rate increased, he was the subject of political pressure to resign in the face of growing pressure from the federal government and his relations with the president of the republic soured for political reasons. interests at stake. This ultimately led to his resignation and after media pressure when the local congress initially impeached him for administrative decisions made in the previous term that were distorted to fit the general consensus generated by the media and for which evidence was never presented. For his part, Carrillo Olea has always proclaimed his innocence and nothing has ever been proven; He insisted that the complaints were invented by Graco Ramírez, the Bishop of Cuernavaca, Luis Reynoso Cervantes, and President Ernesto Zedillo.


Rehabilitation and later career

Jorge Carrillo Oleo was exonerated by Judge María del Rosario Rojas Lara on February 16, 2003. He became a writer for ''
La Jornada ''La Jornada'' (''The Working Day'') is one of Mexico City's leading daily newspapers. It was established in 1984 by Carlos Payán Velver. The current editor ''(directora general)'' is Carmen Lira Saade. ''La Jornada'' has presence in eight sta ...
'' newspaper and '' Proceso'' magazine, both in Mexico City, specializing in security affairs. In 2011, Carrillo Olea wrote ''México en Riesgo, Una visión personal sobre un Estado a la defensiva'' (''Mexico at Risk, A Personal View of a State on the Defense''), which is a reflection on the Mexican security apparatus during the presidencies of
Luis Echeverría Luis Echeverría Álvarez (; 17 January 1922 – 8 July 2022) was a Mexican lawyer, academic, and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), who served as the 57th president of Mexico from 1970 to 1976. Previously, ...
,
José López Portillo José Guillermo Abel López Portillo y Pacheco (; 16 June 1920 – 17 February 2004) was a Mexican writer, lawyer and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as the 58th president of Mexico from 1976 t ...
,
Miguel de la Madrid Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado (; 12 December 1934 – 1 April 2012) was a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as the 59th president of Mexico from 1982 to 1988. Inheriting a severe economic an ...
and
Carlos Salinas de Gortari Carlos Salinas de Gortari CYC DMN (; born 3 April 1948) is a Mexican economist and politician who served as 60th president of Mexico from 1988 to 1994. Affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), earlier in his career he wor ...
; as well events such as the
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of October 2, 1968, the
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, the
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, the collapse of the computer system during the 1988 Mexican election, and his own governorship of Morelos. In 2018, Carrillo Olea wrote ''Torpezas de la inteligencia: Las grandes fallas dela seguridad nacional y sus posibles soluciones''. President-elect
Andrés Manuel López Obrador Andrés Manuel López Obrador (; born 13 November 1953), also known by his initials AMLO, is a Mexican politician who has been serving as the 65th president of Mexico since 1 December 2018. He previously served as Head of Government of Mexico ...
invited Jorge Carrillo Olea to collaborate with his government on security issues in 2018, but Carrillo turned him down, citing age.


See also

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List of people from Morelos, Mexico The following are people who were born, raised, or who gained significant prominence for living in the Mexican state of Morelos: ''This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by exp ...
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Presidents of Mexico The Head of State of Mexico is the person who controls the executive power in the country. Under the current constitution, this responsibility lies with the President of the United Mexican States, who is head of the supreme executive power of th ...


Bibliography

* ''México en Riesgo, Una visión personal sobre un Estado a la defensiva'' Author: Jorge Carrillo Olea. Mexico City: Grijalbo. (2011). * ''Inteligencia Estratégica para Todos'' Author: Jorge Carrillo Olea. Mexico City: Del Castillo de Piedra. (2015) * ''Historia Verdadera de la Conquista de Granada'' Author: Jorge Carrillo Olea. Mexico City: Luzam. (2017) * ''Perspectivas para la Seguridad Pública'' Author: Jorge Carrillo Olea. Mexico City: Luzam. (2018) * ''Torpezas de la Inteligencia'' Author: Jorge Carrillo Olea. Mexico City: Proceso. (2018) *''Sobre la Seguridad. Editado por El Colegio de México.(2022)


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External links


LA Times articles about Jorge Carrillo Olea

Univision interview with Carrillo Olea about "El Chapo Guzman"
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