Víctor Cervera Pacheco
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Víctor Cervera Pacheco was a Mexican
politician who served as Governor of Yucatán
from 1984 to 1988, and again from 1995 through 2001. From 1988 to 1984 Cervera served as Secretary of Agrarian Reform. He died on August 15, 2004, from a heart attack
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Cervera was an active member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party
while an elected official. He served as a mayor
, governor
, federal deputy (for Yucatán's First District) and in the federal executive cabinet
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Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
politician who served as Governor of Yucatán
Governor of Yucatán
According to the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán, the exercise of the Executive Power of this Mexican state is placed in a single individual, that Constitutional Governor of the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán who is chosen for a period of 6 years and is not...
from 1984 to 1988, and again from 1995 through 2001. From 1988 to 1984 Cervera served as Secretary of Agrarian Reform. He died on August 15, 2004, from a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
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Cervera was an active member of 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...
while an elected official. He served as a mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
, governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
, federal deputy (for Yucatán's First District) and in the federal executive cabinet
Mexican Executive Cabinet
The cabinet of Mexico is the Executive Cabinet and is a part of the executive branch of the Mexican government. It consists of eighteen Secretaries of State, the head of the federal executive legal office and the Attorney General....
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