Rogelio Flores Curiel (1924-2008) was a Mexican army officer and politician who served as governor of the state of

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between 1976 and 1981. Curiel attended

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and the Heroic Military Academy. He was commander of the 13th Military Zone in

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and later the commander of the 15th Military Zone based in

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. He was the chief of police in

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when the Corpus-Christi Massacre (El Halconazo) took place. After this, he resigned and returned to his seat in the Senate of the Republic. Between 1976 and 1981, Curiel served

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and was accused of electoral fraud.

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