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Guillermo Soberón Acevedo (29 December 1925 – 12 October 2020) was a Mexican politician, chemist, physician and educator. Soberón Acevedo was born in Iguala,
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, in 1925. From 1973 to 1981, he was rector of the
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(UNAM). From 1982 to 1988, during the presidency of
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, he served in the federal cabinet as
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. He was awarded the National Prize for Arts and Sciences in 1980 and was admitted to El Colegio Nacional in 1981. Soberón Acevedo died on 12 October 2020 in
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at the age of 94.


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1925 births 2020 deaths Mexican academics Mexican chemists Mexican physicians Secretaries of health of Mexico People from Iguala National Prize for Arts and Sciences (Mexico) Members of the National Academy of Medicine {{Mexico-politician-stub