Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta
Mexican politician, economist, and presidential candidate (1950–1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis doˈnal.do koˈlo.sjo muˈrje.ta]; 10 February 1950 – 23 March 1994) was a Mexican politician, economist, and Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) presidential candidate, who was assassinated at a campaign rally in Tijuana during the Mexican presidential campaign of 1994.
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Colosio and the second or maternal family name is Murrieta.
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Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta | |
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Secretary of Social Development of Mexico | |
In office 8 April 1992 – 28 November 1993 | |
President | Carlos Salinas de Gortari |
Preceded by | Patricio Chirinos Calero |
Succeeded by | Carlos Rojas Gutiérrez |
President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party | |
In office 3 September 1988 – 13 April 1992 | |
Preceded by | Jorge de la Vega Domínguez |
Succeeded by | Rafael Rodríguez Barrera |
Senator of the Congress of the Union for Sonora | |
In office 1 September 1988 – 2 December 1988 | |
Preceded by | Fernando Mendoza Contreras |
Succeeded by | Armando Hopkins Durazo |
Member of the Congress of the Union for the 6th district of Sonora | |
In office 1 September 1985 – 31 August 1988 | |
Preceded by | Rubén Castro Ojeda |
Succeeded by | Sergio Jesús Torres Serrano |
Personal details | |
Born | (1950-02-10)10 February 1950 Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, Mexico |
Died | 23 March 1994(1994-03-23) (aged 44) Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot |
Resting place | Municipal Cemetery Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, Mexico |
Political party | PRI |
Spouse |
Diana Laura Riojas (m. 1982) |
Children | Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas Mariana Colosio |
Parent(s) | Luis Colosio Fernández Armida Ofelia Murrieta García |
Occupation | Politician, economist |
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