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Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
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Gustavo Díaz Ordaz in 1968
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| 49th President of Mexico | |
| In office 1 December 1964 – 30 November 1970 |
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| Preceded by | Adolfo López Mateos |
| Succeeded by | Luis Echeverría |
| Governor of Puebla | |
| In office 1942–1945 |
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| Preceded by | Carlos I. Betancourt |
| Succeeded by | Gonzalo Bautista Castillo |
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Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Bolaños
12 March 1911 Ciudad Serdán, Puebla, Mexico |
| Died | 15 July 1979 (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 ( 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
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The young Díaz Ordaz in 1938, behind President Lázaro Cárdenas
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Diaz Ordaz with Richard Nixon at Lake Amistad, August 9, 1969.
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President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (left) riding a presidential motorcade in San Diego, with US President Richard Nixon
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