Miguel Henríquez Guzmán (August 4, 1898 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila – August 29, 1972 in Mexico City) was a Mexican politician and military officer.[1]
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 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]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Nace Miguel Henríquez Guzmán, promotor del derecho a la democracia en México" (PDF). www.cndh.org.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ Aguilar Plata & García 2006, p. 80.
- ^ a b "Miguel Henriquez Guzman, Sought to Govern Mexico". The New York Times. 1972-08-30. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ Aguilar Plata & García 2006, p. 86.
Bibliography
- Aguilar Plata, Áurea Blanca; García, Carola (2006). Medios de comunicación: del destrape a las campañas electorale, 1934-1982 (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. p. 86. ISBN 970-722-577-7.
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