# Miguel de la Madrid

_59th President of Mexico_

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> Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado was a Mexican politician and lawyer affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as the 59th president of Mexico from 1982 to 1988.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 12 December 1934 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296691#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Colima ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296691#P19))
- **Died:** 1 April 2012 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296691#P570))
- **Place of death:** Mexico City ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296691#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Mexico ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296691#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; lawyer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296691#P106))
- **Political party:** Institutional Revolutionary Party ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296691#P102))
- **Education:** National Autonomous University of Mexico; John F. Kennedy School of Government; Harvard University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296691#P69))
- **Spouse:** Paloma Cordero ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296691#P26))
- **Positions held:** Fondo de Cultura Económica (1999–2000); President of Mexico (1 December 1982 – 30 November 1988); Mexico presidential candidate for the Revolutionary Institutional Party (25 September 1981 – 4 July 1982); minister ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296691#P39))
- **Awards:** Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic‎; Order of José Martí; Order of Jamaica; Order of the Aztec Eagle; Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms; Order of the Sun of Peru; Order of the Yugoslav Star ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296691#P166))

## Questions

**When was Miguel de la Madrid born?**  
Miguel de la Madrid was born on 12 December 1934 in Colima.

**What positions has Miguel de la Madrid held?**  
Positions held by Miguel de la Madrid include: Fondo de Cultura Económica (1999–2000); President of Mexico (1982–1988); Mexico presidential candidate for the Revolutionary Institutional Party (1981–1982); minister.

**Where did Miguel de la Madrid study?**  
Miguel de la Madrid was educated at National Autonomous University of Mexico, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Miguel de la Madrid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_de_la_Madrid) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q296691](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296691) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: De la madrid1.jpg by SGT ROBERT S. CHAMBERS III (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:De_la_madrid1.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

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