Mexican colonel and politician, 45th President of Mexico (died 1955)

Manuel Ávila Camacho

Manuel Ávila Camacho was a Mexican politician and military leader who served as the president of Mexico from 1940 to 1946. Having participated in the Mexican Revolution and achieving a high rank, he came to the presidency of Mexico because of his direct connection to General Lázaro Cárdenas and served him as the Chief of his General Staff during the Mexican Revolution and afterwards. He was called affectionately by Mexicans "The Gentleman President". " His administration completed the transition from military to civilian leadership, ended confrontational anticlericalism, reversed the push for socialist education, and restored a working relationship with the US during World War II.

Born

1897

April 24

Died

1955

Era

1890s

Country

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Manuel, in brief

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Key dates

1897 Born
1955 Died

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858 Consecration of Pope Nicholas I following the death of Pope Benedict III earlier that month.
934 Abbasid Caliph Al-Qahir is deposed and blinded. His nephew al-Radi suceeds him as caliph.

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The world in 1955

When Manuel departed

april 1 The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece.
april 11 The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang.
april 12 The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
april 15 McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on April 24

Cedric the Entertainer 1964– American comedian, actor, and producer Dr. Rajkumar 1929– Indian actor and singer (died 2006) Johnny Griffin 1928– American saxophonist (died 2008) Kehlani 1995– American singer-songwriter Kris Letang 1987– Canadian ice hockey player Sachin Tendulkar 1973– Indian cricketer Tomitaro Makino 1862– Japanese botanist (died 1957) Xu Guangqi 1562– Ming Dynasty Chinese politician, scholar and lay Catholic leader (died 1633)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1897

Alan Kippax 1897–1972 Australian cricketer (died 1972) Albert Aalbers 1897– Dutch architect, designed the Savoy Homann Bidakara Hotel (died 1961) Aneurin Bevan 1897–1960 Welsh-English politician, Secretary of State for Health (born 1897) August Heissmeyer 1897– German SS officer (died 1979) Bernard DeVoto 1897–1955 American historian and author (died 1955) Bill Woodfull 1897–1965 Australian cricketer and educator (born 1897) Constance Savery 1897– English author (died 1999) Denise Robins 1897–1985 English journalist and author (died 1985) Eithne Coyle 1897–1985 Irish republican revolutionary, (died 1985)

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