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Manuel Ávila Camacho | |
|---|---|
 Official Potrait, 1940 | |
| 52nd President of Mexico | |
| In office 1 December 1940 – 30 November 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Lázaro Cárdenas |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Alemán Valdés |
| Secretary of National Defense of Mexico | |
| In office 18 October 1936 – 31 January 1939 | |
| President | Lázaro Cárdenas |
| Preceded by | Andrés Figueroa |
| Succeeded by | Jesús Agustín Castro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 April 1897 Teziutlán, Puebla, Mexico |
| Died | 13 October 1955 (aged 58) Huixquilucan, State of Mexico, Mexico |
| Resting place | Panteón Francés |
| Political party | Institutional Revolutionary |
| Spouse(s) | Soledad Orozco |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Mexico |
| Branch/service | Mexican Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1933 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
Manuel Ávila Camacho (es; 24 April 1897 – 13 October 1955) was a Mexican politician and military leader. He was the President of Mexico from 1940 to 1946.
He served with General Lázaro Cárdenas as his Chief of his General Staff during the Mexican Revolution.[1] He was known as "The Gentleman President" ("El Presidente Caballero").[2] As president, he pursued "national policies of unity, adjustment, and moderation."[3]
During his presidency, he helped fix relations between Mexico and the United States during World War II.[4]
Ávila Camacho died at his farm in Huixquilucan, Mexico from heart disease on 13 October 1955, aged 58.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Krauze, Enrique. Mexico: Biography of Power. New York: Harper Collins 1997, p. 494.
- ↑ Krauze, Mexico: Biography of Power, chapter title, 491.
- ↑ Howard F. Cline Mexico: Revolution to Evolution: 1940-1960. Oxford: Oxford University Press 1963, p. 153.
- ↑ Roderic Ai Camp, "Manuel Avila Camacho" in Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture, vol. 1, p. 244. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1996.
- ↑ Orozco Linares 1996, p. 257
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