Carlos Salinas de Gortari (ˈkarlos saˈlinaz ðe ɣorˈtaɾi) (born April 3, 1948) is a Mexican

Mexico

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 economist and politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party

Institutional Revolutionary Party

The Institutional Revolutionary Party is a Mexican political party that held power in the country—under a succession of names—for more than 70 years. The PRI is a member of the Socialist International, as is the rival Party of the Democratic Revolution , making Mexico one of the few...

 (PRI) who served as President of Mexico

President of Mexico

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 from 1988 to 1994. Earlier in his career he worked in the Budget Secretariat all the way up to Secretary. He was the PRI presidential candidate in 1988, and was elected on July 6, 1988.
Cárdenas

Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas

Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano is a prominent Mexican politician. He was a former Head of Government of the Federal District and a founder of the Party of the Democratic Revolution .-Biography:...

 registered as an opposing candidate from a left-wing coalition called Frente Democrático Nacional.