# Carlos Salinas de Gortari

_60th President of Mexico_

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> Carlos Salinas de Gortari is a Mexican economist and former politician who served as the 60th president of Mexico from 1988 to 1994. He is considered the frontman of Mexican neoliberalism, and was responsible for formulating, promoting, signing, and implementing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), earlier in his career he worked in the Secretariat of Programming and Budget, eventually becoming Secretary. He secured the party's nomination for the 1988 general election and was elected amid widespread accusations of electoral fraud.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 3 April 1948 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315633#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Mexico City ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315633#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Mexico; Spain ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315633#P27))
- **Occupation:** economist; politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315633#P106))
- **Political party:** Institutional Revolutionary Party ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315633#P102))
- **Education:** National Autonomous University of Mexico; John F. Kennedy School of Government; Liceo Mexicano Japonés ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315633#P69))
- **Positions held:** President of Mexico (1 December 1988 – 30 November 1994); Mexico presidential candidate for the Revolutionary Institutional Party; minister ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315633#P39))
- **Awards:** Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic‎; Francis Boyer Award; Order of Belize; Order of Jamaica; Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay; Gold Olympic Order ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315633#P166))
- **X (Twitter):** CarlosGortari_ ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315633#P2002))

## Questions

**When was Carlos Salinas de Gortari born?**  
Carlos Salinas de Gortari was born on 3 April 1948 in Mexico City.

**What positions has Carlos Salinas de Gortari held?**  
Positions held by Carlos Salinas de Gortari include: President of Mexico (1988–1994); Mexico presidential candidate for the Revolutionary Institutional Party; minister.

**Where did Carlos Salinas de Gortari study?**  
Carlos Salinas de Gortari was educated at National Autonomous University of Mexico, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Liceo Mexicano Japonés.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Carlos Salinas de Gortari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Salinas_de_Gortari) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q315633](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315633) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Carlos Salinas.jpg by Andrés Monroy (CC BY-SA 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carlos_Salinas.jpg)

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