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Miguel Henríquez Guzmán

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Miguel Henríquez Guzmán
Personal details
Born(1898-08-04)August 4, 1898
Piedras Negras, Coahuila
DiedAugust 29, 1972(1972-08-29) (aged 74)
Mexico City, Mexico
NationalityMexican
Political partyInstitutional Revolutionary Party
RelationsJorge Henríquez Guzmán
OccupationPolitician, Military officer

Miguel Henríquez Guzmán (August 4, 1898 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila – August 29, 1972 in Mexico City) was a Mexican politician and military officer.[1]

Biography

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Henríquez Guzmán was born on August 4, 1898, in Piedras Negras, Coahuila.[2]

In the 1952 general election, he was the presidential candidate of the Federation of the Mexican People's Parties.[3][4] He won 579,745 votes, which was 15.87% of the popular vote. He came in second to the winner, Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, but his vote count was higher than Efraín González Luna [es] and Vicente Lombardo Toledano.[5]

After his loss, he retired from politics and devoted himself to studying Mexico's social problems. He died in Mexico City on August 29, 1972.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Recordamos al Henriquismo como una de las grandes luchas por la justicia social y la democracia en México: Martí Batres". jefaturadegobierno.cdmx.gob.mx (in Spanish). 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  2. ^ "Nace Miguel Henríquez Guzmán, promotor del derecho a la democracia en México" (PDF). www.cndh.org.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  3. ^ Aguilar Plata & García 2006, p. 80.
  4. ^ a b "Miguel Henriquez Guzman, Sought to Govern Mexico". The New York Times. 1972-08-30. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  5. ^ Aguilar Plata & García 2006, p. 86.

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FPPM presidential candidate
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