When was José López Portillo born?

José López Portillo was born on 16 June 1920 in Mexico City.

What positions has José López Portillo held?

Positions held by José López Portillo include: President of Mexico (1976–1982); Mexico presidential candidate for the Revolutionary Institutional Party (1975–1976); Secretary of Finance and Public Credit.

Where did José López Portillo study?

José López Portillo was educated at National Autonomous University of Mexico, University of Chile.

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José López Portillo

58th President of Mexico

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José Guillermo Abel López Portillo y Pacheco was a Mexican writer, lawyer, and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as the 58th president of Mexico from 1976 to 1982. López Portillo was the only official candidate in the 1976 presidential election, being the only president in recent Mexican history to win an election unopposed.

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Born: 16 June 1920 wd
Place of birth: Mexico City wd
Died: 17 February 2004 wd
Place of death: Mexico City wd
Citizenship: Mexico wd
Occupation: politician, lawyer, university teacher, writer wd
Political party: Institutional Revolutionary Party wd
Education: National Autonomous University of Mexico, University of Chile wd
Spouse: Carmen Romano, Sasha Montenegro wd

Positions held wd

President of Mexico (1 December 1976 – 30 November 1982)
Mexico presidential candidate for the Revolutionary Institutional Party (1975–1976)
Secretary of Finance and Public Credit

Awards wd

Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic‎ (1977)
Order of Boyacá (1979)
Collar of the Order of Charles III (1979)
honorary doctor of the University of Miami (1979)
honorary doctor of the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne (1980)
Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation (1981)
Commander of Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero (1981)
Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Order of José Martí
Royal Order of the Seraphim
honorary doctor of the University of Brasília
Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle
honorary doctor of the Paul Cézanne University (1977)

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When was José López Portillo born?: José López Portillo was born on 16 June 1920 in Mexico City.
What positions has José López Portillo held?: Positions held by José López Portillo include: President of Mexico (1976–1982); Mexico presidential candidate for the Revolutionary Institutional Party (1975–1976); Secretary of Finance and Public Credit.
Where did José López Portillo study?: José López Portillo was educated at National Autonomous University of Mexico, University of Chile.

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