de la Madrid Hurtado, Miguel (dā lä mäthrēth` 
rtäth`ō), 1934–, Mexican public official, president of Mexico (1982–88). As minister of planning and budget in the cabinet of José López Portillo López Portillo y Pacheco, José (hōsā` lô`pās pôrtē`yò ē pächākō)
..... Click the link for more information. , he was influential in planning the utilization of Mexico's oil wealth to promote economic growth. Known as a conservative technocrat, he was chosen (1981) as the candidate of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary party (PRI) and was elected in 1982. His presidency was marked by economic difficulties and an earthquake (1985) that caused significant damage to the capital. He participated in the blatant vote fraud by the PRI that assured the election of his successor, Carlos Salinas de Gortari Salinas de Gortari, Carlos, 1948–, president of Mexico (1988–94). A Harvard-educated political economist, he became minister of planning and the budget (1982–87) and succeeded Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado as president in 1988.
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rtäth`ō), 1934–, Mexican public official, president of Mexico (1982–88). As minister of planning and budget in the cabinet of José López Portillo López Portillo y Pacheco, José (hōsā` lô`pās pôrtē`yò ē pächākō)..... Click the link for more information. , he was influential in planning the utilization of Mexico's oil wealth to promote economic growth. Known as a conservative technocrat, he was chosen (1981) as the candidate of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary party (PRI) and was elected in 1982. His presidency was marked by economic difficulties and an earthquake (1985) that caused significant damage to the capital. He participated in the blatant vote fraud by the PRI that assured the election of his successor, Carlos Salinas de Gortari Salinas de Gortari, Carlos, 1948–, president of Mexico (1988–94). A Harvard-educated political economist, he became minister of planning and the budget (1982–87) and succeeded Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado as president in 1988.
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