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Braulio Maldonado Sández (1903 – 1990) was a Mexican politician who served as the first Governor of Baja California from 1953 until 1959. He was one of the most colorful leaders in the history of 20th-century Mexican politics.
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Braulio Maldonado Sández | |
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2nd Governor of Baja California | |
In office 1 December 1953 – 13 November 1959 | |
Preceded by | Alfonso García González |
Succeeded by | Eligio Esquivel Méndez |
Personal details | |
Born | 1903 San José del Cabo, Baja California Territory, Mexico |
Died | 1990 |
Political party | PRI |
Residence | Ensenada, Baja California |
Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
Profession | Politician, Political Activist, Writer, Lawyer |
Sández was born in San José del Cabo, Baja California Territory, Mexico in 1903 to Cruz Maldonado Zumaya and Luisa Sández Ojeda.[1]
After Baja California earned statehood, Maldonado was chosen as the gubernatorial candidate for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).[2] He won the ensuing election in October 1953 to become the inaugural Governor of Baja California. Maldonado officially began his term as Governor on 1 December, taking part in a ceremony in Mexicali which was attended by President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines.[3]
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