Carlos Salinas de Gortari

Carlos Salinas de Gortari (born April 3, 1948) is a Mexican economist and politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as President of Mexico from 1988 to 1994. Earlier in his career he worked in the Budget Secretariat all the way up to Secretary. He was the PRI presidential candidate in 1988, and was elected on July 6, 1988.

Read more about Carlos Salinas De Gortari:  Elections, Election Year and Economic Collapse, Exile and Raúl Salinas Controversies, Later Years

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