Manuel Ávila Camacho
Mexican politician (1897-1955)
Manuel Ávila Camacho (es; 24 April 1897 – 13 October 1955) was a Mexican politician and military leader. He was the President of Mexico from 1940 to 1946.
Manuel Ávila Camacho | |
|---|---|
 Official Potrait, 1940 | |
| 52nd President of Mexico | |
| In office 1 December 1940 – 30 November 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Lázaro Cárdenas |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Alemán Valdés |
| Secretary of National Defense of Mexico | |
| In office 18 October 1936 – 31 January 1939 | |
| President | Lázaro Cárdenas |
| Preceded by | Andrés Figueroa |
| Succeeded by | Jesús Agustín Castro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 April 1897 Teziutlán, Puebla, Mexico |
| Died | 13 October 1955 (aged 58) Huixquilucan, State of Mexico, Mexico |
| Resting place | Panteón Francés |
| Political party | Institutional Revolutionary |
| Spouse(s) | Soledad Orozco |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Mexico |
| Branch/service | Mexican Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1933 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
He served with General Lázaro Cárdenas as his Chief of his General Staff during the Mexican Revolution.[1] He was known as "The Gentleman President" ("El Presidente Caballero").[2] As president, he pursued "national policies of unity, adjustment, and moderation."[3]
During his presidency, he helped fix relations between Mexico and the United States during World War II.[4]
Ávila Camacho died at his farm in Huixquilucan, Mexico from heart disease on 13 October 1955, aged 58.[5]
References
change- ↑ Krauze, Enrique. Mexico: Biography of Power. New York: Harper Collins 1997, p. 494.
- ↑ Krauze, Mexico: Biography of Power, chapter title, 491.
- ↑ Howard F. Cline Mexico: Revolution to Evolution: 1940-1960. Oxford: Oxford University Press 1963, p. 153.
- ↑ Roderic Ai Camp, "Manuel Avila Camacho" in Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture, vol. 1, p. 244. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1996.
- ↑ Orozco Linares 1996, p. 257
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