Rafael Cañedo Benítez (1 January 1942 – 10 July 2001) was a Mexican businessman and politician affiliated with the

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(PRI). He served in the

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during the 58th and (briefly) the

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sessions of

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representing

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, and in the

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during the 55th session for

's 2nd district. He was the founder of Grupo HR, a group of radio stations in Puebla, that in 1988 got renamed to Grupo Acir Puebla.

References

1942 births 2001 deaths Politicians from Puebla (city) 20th-century Mexican businesspeople Mexican company founders Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) for Puebla Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Puebla Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians 20th-century Mexican politicians Deputies of the LV Legislature of Mexico Senators of the LVIII and LIX Legislatures of Mexico {{Mexico-deputy-InstitutionalRevolutionary-1940s-stub