Francisco Labastida Ochoa (; born 14 August 1942) is a Mexican

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and politician affiliated with the

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(PRI), who became the first presidential candidate of his party to lose a presidential election, which he did in the 2000 presidential election to

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. Labastida was born to Gloria Ochoa de Labastida and Eduardo Labastida Kofahl. His wife, Teresa Uriarte, was director of

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's Institute of Aesthetics Research. His great-grandfather fought on the side of Mexican President

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in the

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, and his grandfather was Governor of Sinaloa as well as federal deputy. Labastida served as governor of Sinaloa (1987–1992), defeating Manuel Clouthier of the National Action Party. During and after his tenure as governor, Labastida was accused of protecting Sinaloan drug traffickers and overlooking their activities. Labastida was

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during the administration of

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. He was also

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and Secretary of the Interior during the administration of

Ernesto Zedillo Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León (; born 27 December 1951) is a Mexican economist and politician. He was the 61st president of Mexico from 1994 to 2000, as the last of the uninterrupted 71-year line of Mexican presidents from the Institutional Re ...

. After losing the 2000 presidential election, he served as president of the Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo de México. In the 2006 general election, he was elected to the

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for the PRI, representing Sinaloa.Labastida profile at the Senate

Publications

* ''Las Razones de la Política'' * ''Planeación para el Desarrollo''

Awards

* National Order of Merit Grand Officer, of the government of

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*Great Cross of

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*Medal of the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Labastida, Francisco 1942 births Living people Mexican people of Basque descent Governors of Sinaloa Mexican economists Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) Candidates in the 2000 Mexican presidential election Secretaries of the interior of Mexico Secretaries of agriculture of Mexico Secretaries of energy of Mexico Politicians from Sinaloa People from Los Mochis National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians 21st-century Mexican politicians 20th-century Mexican politicians