José Francisco Fuentes Esperón (c. 1966 – September 6, 2009) was a

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politician. At the time of his death he was a

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for the

Tabasco Tabasco (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tabasco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco), is one of the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa. It is located in ...

state

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with the

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(PRI) who lived in the

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Villahermosa Villahermosa ( , ; "Beautiful Village") is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Tabasco, and serves as the Municipalities of Mexico, municipal seat (governing county) of the state. Located in Southeast Mexico, Villahermosa is an ...

. He was also a former rector of the

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. On September 6, 2009, Fuentes was shot dead by home invaders at his home in the state capital, Villahermosa. His body, along with those of his wife and two sons, were found inside their home in Villahermosa by relatives.

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