Pedro Carmona (Oaxaca)
Encyclopedia
Pedro Carmona is a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party
who was mayor of the district (colonia
) of Felipe Carrillo Puerto
in the municipality
of Santa Lucía del Camino
in the Mexican state of Oaxaca
.
A local news organization, Centros Medios Libres, alleged that Pedro Carmona was the person who fatally shot Indymedia journalist Brad Will on October 27, 2006 during the teachers' strike in Oaxaca
.
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...
who was mayor of the district (colonia
Colonia (Mexico)
In general, colonias are neighborhoods in Mexican cities, which have no jurisdictional autonomy or representation. It is plausible that the name, which literally means colony, arose in the late 19th, early 20th centuries, when one of the first urban developments outside Mexico City's core was...
) of Felipe Carrillo Puerto
Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Oaxaca
See also Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo.Felipe Carrillo Puerto is a suburb/town in Santa Lucía del Camino in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, named after the politician Felipe Carrillo Puerto....
in the municipality
Municipalities of Mexico
Municipalities are the second-level administrative division in Mexico . There are 2,438 municipalities in Mexico, making the average municipality population 45,616...
of Santa Lucía del Camino
Santa Lucía del Camino
Santa Lucía del Camino is a city and its surrounding municipality located in the central part of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It lies just 3 km east of the state capital city of Oaxaca, within the Oaxaca metropolitan area....
in the Mexican state of Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...
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A local news organization, Centros Medios Libres, alleged that Pedro Carmona was the person who fatally shot Indymedia journalist Brad Will on October 27, 2006 during the teachers' strike in Oaxaca
Oaxaca, Oaxaca
The city and municipality of Oaxaca de Juárez, or simply Oaxaca, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of the same name . It is located in the Centro District in the Central Valleys region of the state, in the foothills of the Sierra Madre at the base of the Cerro del Fortín...
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