Rafael Rodríguez Barrera (February 1, 1937 – December 3, 2011) was a Mexican

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and

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. He held office as the Governor of the

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from 1973 until 1979. Rodríguez also served as the

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(PRI) from 1992 to 1993. Rodríguez Barrera began his career as a lawyer. He became

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, also called

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, of

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. Rodríguez Barrera was elected

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, holding the state's

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office from September 16, 1973, until September 15, 1979.

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Miguel de la Madrid Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado (; 12 December 1934 – 1 April 2012) was a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as the 59th president of Mexico from 1982 to 1988. Inheriting a severe economic an ...

appointed Rodríguez Barrera as

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. in 1986. Rodríguez Barrera succeeded outgoing Secretary Luis Martínez Villicaña, who left the Cabinet upon his election as Governor of Michoacan. Rodríguez Barrera remained Secretary until November 30, 1988, when President Miguel de la Madrid left office. Rodriguez Barrera was briefly appointed

in April 1992, holding the presidency of the political party until March 1993. He was then appointed the Mexican

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, based in

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, serving from April 14, 1993, to 1995. He was elected to the

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from 2000 to 2003, where he acted as the internal coordinator for the PRI party in the chamber. In 2005 and 2006, Rodríguez Barrera was named to the PRI party committee charged with selecting a presidential candidate for the 2006 presidential election. Rodríguez Barrera died from a heart attack at his home in

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on December 3, 2011, at the age of 74. His death was announced by PRI President

Cristina Díaz María Cristina Díaz Salazar (born 17 September 1958) is a Mexican lawyer and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). She is a former municipal president (mayor) of Guadalupe, Nuevo León (municipality), Guadalupe ...

through her

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account.

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