Miguel Henríquez Guzmán

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Miguel Henríquez Guzmán
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Personal details
Born(1898-08-04)August 4, 1898
Piedras Negras, Coahuila
DiedAugust 29, 1972(1972-08-29) (aged 74)
Mexico City, Mexico
NationalityMexican
Political party Institutional Revolutionary Party
RelationsJorge Henríquez Guzmán
OccupationPolitician, Military officer

Miguel Henríquez Guzmán (August 4, 1898 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila August 29, 1972 in Mexico City) was a Mexican politician and military officer. [1]

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Biography

Henríquez Guzmán was born on August 4, 1898, in Piedras Negras, Coahuila. [2]

In the 1952 general election, he was the presidential candidate of the Federation of the Mexican People's Parties. [3] [4] He won 579,745 votes, which was 15.87% of the popular vote. He came in second to the winner, Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, but his vote count was higher than Efraín González Luna  [ es ] and Vicente Lombardo Toledano. [5]

After his loss, he retired from politics and devoted himself to studying Mexico's social problems. He died in Mexico City on August 29, 1972. [4]

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References

  1. "Recordamos al Henriquismo como una de las grandes luchas por la justicia social y la democracia en México: Martí Batres". jefaturadegobierno.cdmx.gob.mx (in Spanish). 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  2. "Nace Miguel Henríquez Guzmán, promotor del derecho a la democracia en México" (PDF). www.cndh.org.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  3. Aguilar Plata & García 2006, p. 80.
  4. 1 2 "Miguel Henriquez Guzman, Sought to Govern Mexico". The New York Times . 1972-08-30. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  5. Aguilar Plata & García 2006, p. 86.

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