Lauro Ortega Martínez (June 8, 1910 – July 22, 1999) was a Mexican

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and

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. He served as the

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from 1982 to 1988, succeeding

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. Ortega also served as the national

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, Mexico's longtime ruling party, during the 1960s. He died from

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on July 22, 1999, aged 89.

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