Miguel Alemán Valdés
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 46th President of Mexico |
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In office December 1, 1946 – November 30, 1952 |
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| Preceded by | Manuel Ávila Camacho |
| Succeeded by | Adolfo Ruiz Cortines |
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In office December 1, 1936 – April 6, 1939 |
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| Preceded by | Ignacio Herrera Tejeda |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Casas Alemán |
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Miguel Alemán Valdes September 29, 1900 Sayula, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Died | May 14, 1983 (aged 82) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Political party | Institutional Revolutionary Party |
| Spouse(s) | Beatriz Velasco (1913-1981) |
Miguel Alemán Valdés (Spanish pronunciation: [miˈɣel aleˈman]; September 29, 1900 – May 14, 1983) served as the President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952. His administration was characterized by Mexico's rapid industrialization, but also for a high level of personal enrichment for himself and his associates.
Alemán was born in Sayula in the state of Veracruz as the son of Gen. Miguel Alemán González and Tomasa Valdés Ledezma. As a child, he was not permitted to attend school in his home town, due to his father's political beliefs (he was a former revolutionary general), but he did study in other areas instead. He attended the National Preparatory School in Mexico City from 1920-25, then went to the National School of Law until 1928, completing his law degree with his thesis on occupational diseases and accidents among workers. As a successful attorney, his first practice was in representing miners suffering from silicosis. He won two notable legal victories in representing workers against corporations--the first was in securing compensation for dependents of railroad workers who were killed in revolutionary battles, the second was to gain indemnities for miners injured at work. These victories gained him great favor with Mexico's labor unions.
Representing the Party of the Mexican Revolution (an earlier name of the party later known as the PRI), he served as Senator from the state of Veracruz from 1934-36. When Manlio Favio Altamirano, the governor-elect of Veracruz, was assassinated, Alemán accepted appointment as Governor from 1936-39. The appointment can be seen as a political reward from the Cárdenas administration for helping oust Plutarco Elías Calles during the intra-party struggle. From 1940-45, he served as Secretary of the Interior (Gobernación) under Manuel Ávila Camacho after directing Ávila's presidential campaign. As Secretary of the Interior during World War II, he dealt with Axis espionage and Sinarquistas, whom some consider Mexican fascists.
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