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NAME Carlos Salinas de Gortari

Presidential Period 1988-94
Born Mexico City April 3rd 1948
Graduated with a degree in economics from the National
Autonomous University of Mexico in 1969.

Masters in Public Administration 1973/Masters of Arts 1976/PhD in

Political Economy and Government in 1978 all from Harvard’s
John F. Kennedy School of Government and Graduate School of
arts and sciences.
Early Life and
Education
Political party Insititutional Revolutionary Party

It was not until the presidency of Miguel de la Madrid that he was

assigned a government post as minister of the Bureau of Planning
and Budget (Secretaría de Planeación y Presupuesto), where he
Political Career served from 1982-1987.
Carlos Salinas' popularity and credibility at the time was high.[citation
needed]
The economic bubble gave Mexico a prosperity not seen in a
generation. This period of rapid growth coupled with low inflation
prompted some political thinkers and the media to state that
Mexico was on the verge of becoming a "First World nation".It was
a known fact that the peso was overvalued, but the extent of the
Mexican economy's vulnerability was either not well-known or
downplayed by both the Salinas de Gortari administration and the
media. In keeping with the PRI election-year tradition, Salinas
launched a spending spree to finance popular projects (and thus
bolster support for his own party), which translated into a
historically high deficit. This budget deficit was coupled with a
current account deficit, fueled by excessive consumer spending as
Economic Policy allowed by the overvalued peso.
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NAME Ernesto Zedilla Ponce de León
Presidential Period 1994-2000
Born December 27, 1951
His parents were Rodolfo Zedillo Castillo, a mechanic, and
Martha Alicia Ponce de León. Seeking better job and education
opportunities for his children, his parents moved to Mexicali, Baja
California.His humble origins made him appreciate the idea of
progress and self improvement, even though he was well aware of
the few opportunities he had for this. Zedillo was educated in
public schools in Mexicali where he was recognized as an
excellent student. During his adolescence, young Ernesto actively
participated in school events, such as alumni societies and head
of the school newspaper.In 1965, at the age of 14, he returned to
Mexico City. In 1969 he entered the National Polytechnic Institute,
financing his studies by working in the National Army and Navy
Bank (nowadays Banjercito). He graduated as an Economist in
1972 and began lecturing. It was among his first group of students
where he met his wife, Nilda Patricia Velasco with whom he has 5
children: Ernesto, Emiliano, Carlos, Nilda Patricia and Rodrigo.
In 1974 he pursued his master's and Ph.D. studies at Yale
Early Life and University. His doctoral thesis was titled: "Mexico's public external
Education debt: recent history and future growth related to oil".
Political party Institutional Revolutionary Party
 Zedillo contested against Diego Fernández de Cevallos and
second-timer Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas of the National Action Party
and Party of the Democratic Revolution respectively. He won by
48.69% of popular vote, some 17,181,651, and at the time this
was the cleanest election in the country's history. His political
motto was Bienestar para tu familia. His most lasting act of
government was the creation of Progresa, a poverty-fighting
program based on subsidizing the poorest families provided their
children go to school, later renamed Oportunidades by president
Vicente Fox.
Zedillo's administration was unable to resolve the EZLN uprising in
Chiapas, which lasted until Vicente Fox came to power. Two
massacres took place during the presidency of Zedillo: Aguas
Blancas and Acteal. It was strongly suspected that top officers
within Zedillo's cabinet (but not Zedillo himself) were involved,[who?]
but none of them were ever indicted.
In 2000 Zedillo recognized the electoral victory of opposition
candidate Vicente Fox before midnight on election day, paving the
way for what seemed an unlikely change of power. For this reason
some PRI members consider him a traitor, despite an 11 points
advantage for PAN, claiming that the election was too close to
admit defeat so soon and that, in any event, the concession
should have come from the PRI's candidate, Francisco Labastida,
Political Career and not Zedillo.
Salinas claimed that president Zedillo made a mistake 
by changing the economic policies held by his 
administration. The crisis ended after a series of reforms 
and actions led by Zedillo. US president Bill Clinton 
granted a $50 billion loan to Mexico, which helped in 
one of Zedillo's initiatives to rescue the banking system.
At first Zedillo was regarded by many as a puppet­
president but any rumors of obedience to Salinas 
finished when Raúl
    Salinas
   , the "inconvenient brother" 
Economic Policy of the former president was convicted of murder.
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NAME Vicente Fox Quesada
Presidential Period 2000-2006
Born Guanajuato July 2, 1942
His father was José Luis Fox Pont, a Mexican citizen[4] and his
mother Mercedes Quesada Etxaide, was Basque from San
Sebastian, Guipúzcoa, Spain. Fox's paternal grandfather was born
as Joseph Louis Fuchs in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of German
Catholic immigrants Louis Fuchs and Catherina Elisabetha Flach.
The "Fox" surname was changed from the German "Fuchs" during
the 1870s.[5]
Fox spent his childhood and adolescence at the family ranch in
San Francisco del Rincón in Guanajuato. He moved to Mexico
City to attend the Universidad Iberoamericana where he pursued a
business degree until 1964, and he earned his diploma in Top
Management Skills from the Harvard Business School in the
United States. He didn't graduate from the Universidad
Iberoamericana until early 2000's[6]
In 1964, Fox went to work for the Coca-Cola Company where he
started as a route supervisor, and he drove a delivery truck. He
quickly rose in the company to become the supervisor of Coca-
Cola's operations, and later in all of Latin America. As the
President of Coca Cola , Fox helped Coca-Cola become Mexico's
top-selling soft drink, increasing Coca-Cola's sales by almost
50%.[7]
Vicente Fox married a receptionist at Coca-Cola, Lilian de la
Concha. They adopted four children, Ana Cristina, Vicente,
Paulina, and Rodrigo.[8] In 1990, after 20 years of marriage, Lilian
filed for and was granted a divorce.[9]
Vicente Fox married for the second time while in office as
President. He married Marta María Sahagún Jiménez (until then
his spokesperson) on July 2, 2001, the first anniversary of his
presidential election and his 59th birthday. For both, this was their
second marriage.
After retiring from Coca-Cola, Vicente Fox began to participate in
various public activities in Guanajuato, where he created the
"Patronato de la Casa Cuna Amigo Daniel", an orphanage. He
was the president of the Patronato Loyola, a sponsor of the León
Early Life and campus of the Universidad Iberoamericana, and of the Lux
Education Institute.[10]
Political party National Action Party
During the course of his campaign a presidential debate was
organized. There was a disagreement between the three main
contenders, Fox, Francisco Labastida of the PRI and Cuauhtémoc
Cárdenas of the PRD, and some of the arguments were broadcast
on national television, notably the one on whether the debate
should be held that same day or the following Friday.[11] For
minutes, Fox kept repeating the word "Hoy" meaning "today",
originating the famous phrase "hoy, hoy, hoy!". The other
candidates decided to postpone the debate, but Fox used that
day's airtime anyway. At first the action brought criticism to Fox,
but it soon backfired against his opponents when Fox started
using his new phrase to gain new supporters as he campaigned
for a better future "today".On July 2, 2000, (Fox's 58th birthday) he
won the presidential election with 43% (15,989,636 votes) of the
popular vote, followed by the Institutional Revolutionary Party
(PRI) candidate Francisco Labastida with 36% (13,579,718 votes),
and Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas of the Party of the Democratic
Revolution (PRD) with 17% (6,256,780 votes). Vicente Fox
declared victory that same night, a victory which was ratified by
President Zedillo. Fox took office as president on December 1,
2000, marking the first time in Mexico's history that an incumbent
government peacefully surrendered power to an elected member
of the opposition. In Mexico, Fox's busy post-presidency has
Political Career caused much criticism.

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