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Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
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Gustavo Díaz Ordaz in 1968
49th President of Mexico
In office
1 December 1964 – 30 November 1970
Preceded by Adolfo López Mateos
Succeeded by Luis Echeverría
Governor of Puebla
In office
1942–1945
Preceded by Carlos I. Betancourt
Succeeded by Gonzalo Bautista Castillo
Personal details
Born
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Bolaños

(1911-03-12)12 March 1911
Ciudad Serdán, Puebla, Mexico
Died 15 July 1979(1979-07-15) (aged 68)
Mexico City, Mexico
Nationality Mexican
Political party Institutional Revolutionary Party
Spouse(s) Guadalupe Borja
(m. 1937–1974, her death)
Profession politician

Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Bolaños (Spanish pronunciation: [gusˈtaβo ˈðias orˈðas]; 12 March 1911 – 15 July 1979) was a Mexican politician. He was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as the President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970. His distant cousin was comedian Roberto Gomez Bolaños.

Ordaz died in Mexico City, Mexico on 15 July 1979 from colorectal cancer, aged 68.

Images for kids

  • Bundesarchiv Bild 183-F1023-0037-001, Mexiko-Stadt, III. Internationale Sportwettkämpfe

    Díaz Ordaz at the Olympic Games 1968 in Mexico.

  • GustavoDOrdaz

    President Díaz Ordaz by José Suárez Olvera

  • Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Richard Nixon San Diego

    President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (left) riding a presidential motorcade in San Diego, with US President Richard Nixon.


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