Miguel Henríquez Guzmán (August 4, 1898 – August 29, 1972) was a Mexican politician and military officer.
Biography
Henríquez Guzmán was born on August 4, 1898, in
Piedras Negras Piedras Negras may refer to:
* Piedras Negras, Coahuila, a city in the state of Coahuila, Mexico
** Piedras Negras Municipality, a municipality in Mexico, with the center in the eponymous city
* Piedras Negras (Maya site)
Piedras Negras is the ...
,
Coahuila
Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza, is one of the 31 states of Mexico. The largest city and State Capital is the city of Saltillo; the second largest is Torreón and the thi ...
.
In the
1952 general election, he was the presidential candidate of the
Federation of the Mexican People's Parties.
He won 579,745 votes, which was 15.87% of the popular vote. He came in second to the winner,
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Adolfo Tomás Ruiz Cortines ( 30 December 1889 – 3 December 1973) was a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 1952 to 1958. A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), he previously served as Governor of Vera ...
, but his vote count was higher than and
Vicente Lombardo Toledano.
After his loss, he retired from politics and devoted himself to studying Mexico's social problems. He died in
Mexico City
Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...
on August 29, 1972.
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Politicians from Coahuila
Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians
Mexican military personnel
1898 births
1972 deaths
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