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Manuel Camacho Solís, Once on Path to Mexican Presidency, Dies at 69 Manuel Camacho Solís, Once on Path to Mexican Presidency, Dies at 69
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MEXICO CITY — Manuel Camacho Solís, who was once the heir apparent to the Mexican presidency and a central player in a politically turbulent time in Mexico as it dealt with an Indian uprising, an assassination and economic collapse, all in 1994, died on Friday at his home here. He was 69. MEXICO CITY — Manuel Camacho Solís, who was once the heir apparent to the Mexican presidency and a central player in a politically turbulent time in Mexico — as it dealt with an Indian uprising, an assassination and economic collapse, all in 1994 — died on Friday at his home here. He was 69.
The president of the Mexican Senate, Senator Miguel Barbosa, confirmed the death. Mexican news media reports said Mr. Camacho had brain cancer.The president of the Mexican Senate, Senator Miguel Barbosa, confirmed the death. Mexican news media reports said Mr. Camacho had brain cancer.
At his death, Mr. Camacho was a senator for Mexico’s main leftist party. He had been mayor of Mexico City and a longtime member of the dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party, which led Mexico for seven decades. He broke with the party after he was passed over twice for the nation’s presidency.At his death, Mr. Camacho was a senator for Mexico’s main leftist party. He had been mayor of Mexico City and a longtime member of the dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party, which led Mexico for seven decades. He broke with the party after he was passed over twice for the nation’s presidency.
Mr. Camacho was part of a generation of technocrats who came of age in the P.R.I., as the party is known by its Spanish initials, in the 1970s and ’80s. Under President Carlos Salinas de Gortari, the party championed a vision of a modern Mexico seizing the opportunities of globalization. Mr. Salinas appointed him mayor of Mexico City in 1988. One of Mr. Camacho’s first moves was to attack the city’s infamous smog.Mr. Camacho was part of a generation of technocrats who came of age in the P.R.I., as the party is known by its Spanish initials, in the 1970s and ’80s. Under President Carlos Salinas de Gortari, the party championed a vision of a modern Mexico seizing the opportunities of globalization. Mr. Salinas appointed him mayor of Mexico City in 1988. One of Mr. Camacho’s first moves was to attack the city’s infamous smog.
The mayoralty, because of its high profile, put Mr. Camacho in the running to be the next president. Under the P.R.I.’s arcane rules, the president would choose the party’s next presidential candidate, who was virtually assured election.The mayoralty, because of its high profile, put Mr. Camacho in the running to be the next president. Under the P.R.I.’s arcane rules, the president would choose the party’s next presidential candidate, who was virtually assured election.
But Mr. Salinas passed over Mr. Camacho and instead chose the country’s social development minister, Luis Donaldo Colosio. Mr. Camacho expressed his unhappiness at the decision and resigned as mayor.But Mr. Salinas passed over Mr. Camacho and instead chose the country’s social development minister, Luis Donaldo Colosio. Mr. Camacho expressed his unhappiness at the decision and resigned as mayor.
Weeks later, on Jan 1, 1994, the Zapatista Indian rebellion broke out in the southern state of Chiapas, a vivid reminder that Mr. Salinas’s embrace of globalization had excluded Mexico’s Indians and many others. Mr. Salinas appointed Mr. Camacho to negotiate a peace. Weeks later, on Jan. 1, 1994, the Zapatista Indian rebellion broke out in the southern state of Chiapas, a vivid reminder that Mr. Salinas’s embrace of globalization had excluded Mexico’s Indians and many others. Mr. Salinas appointed Mr. Camacho to negotiate a peace.
But the presidential campaign of Mr. Colosio was faltering, and coverage of the Zapatista negotiations fueled speculation that Mr. Camacho might run against him. It was not until March 22 that Mr. Camacho announced he would not run.But the presidential campaign of Mr. Colosio was faltering, and coverage of the Zapatista negotiations fueled speculation that Mr. Camacho might run against him. It was not until March 22 that Mr. Camacho announced he would not run.
The next day, Mr. Colosio was assassinated as he campaigned in the north, in a Tijuana slum.The next day, Mr. Colosio was assassinated as he campaigned in the north, in a Tijuana slum.
Mr. Salinas again passed over Mr. Camacho and chose the education minister, Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León, as the P.R.I. candidate. Mr. Zedillo soon began criticizing Mr. Camacho’s work as peace commissioner, leading to Mr. Camacho’s resignation in June. Mr. Zedillo went on to win the election, and Mr. Camacho left the party the next year.Mr. Salinas again passed over Mr. Camacho and chose the education minister, Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León, as the P.R.I. candidate. Mr. Zedillo soon began criticizing Mr. Camacho’s work as peace commissioner, leading to Mr. Camacho’s resignation in June. Mr. Zedillo went on to win the election, and Mr. Camacho left the party the next year.
Weeks after taking office in December 1994, Mr. Zedillo was forced to devalue the peso, and the economy collapsed, a crushing blow in an already chaotic year. The deep ensuing recession strengthened the opposition and forced the government to yield to demands for equitable elections. In 2000, the P.R.I. lost, ending 71 years of uninterrupted control of the government.Weeks after taking office in December 1994, Mr. Zedillo was forced to devalue the peso, and the economy collapsed, a crushing blow in an already chaotic year. The deep ensuing recession strengthened the opposition and forced the government to yield to demands for equitable elections. In 2000, the P.R.I. lost, ending 71 years of uninterrupted control of the government.
Mr. Camacho ran that year as the presidential candidate of a small party he had founded, but received less than 1 percent of the vote. He joined the leftist Democratic Revolutionary Party in 2003 and served as a congressman and then a senator.Mr. Camacho ran that year as the presidential candidate of a small party he had founded, but received less than 1 percent of the vote. He joined the leftist Democratic Revolutionary Party in 2003 and served as a congressman and then a senator.
Manuel Camacho Solís was born in Mexico City on March 30, 1946, the son of Manuel Camacho Lopez, a military doctor, and Luz Solís. He studied economics at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, where he met Mr. Salinas. He also earned a master’s degree in public affairs from Princeton University.Manuel Camacho Solís was born in Mexico City on March 30, 1946, the son of Manuel Camacho Lopez, a military doctor, and Luz Solís. He studied economics at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, where he met Mr. Salinas. He also earned a master’s degree in public affairs from Princeton University.
He is survived by his wife, Monica Van der Vliet, and six children. His first wife, Guadalupe Velasco Siles, died in 1991.He is survived by his wife, Monica Van der Vliet, and six children. His first wife, Guadalupe Velasco Siles, died in 1991.