Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Andrés Manuel López Obrador | |
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 López Obrador in 2024 | |
| 65th President of Mexico | |
| In office 1 December 2018 – 30 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Enrique Peña Nieto |
| Succeeded by | Claudia Sheinbaum |
| President pro tempore of CELAC | |
| In office 8 January 2020 – 7 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jeanine Áñez |
| Succeeded by | Alberto Fernández |
| President of the National Regeneration Movement | |
| In office 20 November 2015 – 12 December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Martí Batres |
| Succeeded by | Yeidckol Polevnsky |
| Head of Government of Mexico City | |
| In office 5 December 2000 – 29 July 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Rosario Robles |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez |
| President of the Party of the Democratic Revolution | |
| In office 2 August 1996 – 10 April 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Porfirio Muñoz Ledo |
| Succeeded by | Pablo Gómez Álvarez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrés Manuel López Obrador 13 November 1953[1] Tepetitán, Tabasco, Mexico |
| Political party | Morena (2012–2024)[a][2] |
| Other political affiliations | Institutional Revolutionary Party (1976–1989) Party of the Democratic Revolution (1989–2012) |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 4, including Andrés Manuel |
| Relatives | Manuela Obrador Narváez (cousin) |
| Education | National Autonomous University of Mexico (BA) |
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| Website | lopezobrador.org.mx |
Andrés Manuel López Obrador (es; born 13 November 1953), better known as AMLO, is a Mexican former politician, political scientist, and writer. He was the 65th president of Mexico from 2018 to 2024. He was also Head of Government of Mexico City from 2000 to 2005. López Obrador was a candidate in the 2006 presidential election but lost the election.
López Obrador was a candidate in the 2012 presidential election as part of a coalition of the PRD, Labor Party and Citizens' Movement.[3] He finished second with 31.59% of the vote. He announced his resignation from the PRD on September 9, 2012.
He was the leader of the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) and was the party's successful presidential candidate for the 2018 election.[4][5] He was seen as a frontrunner for the 2018 presidential election.[6][7][8][9][10] He was elected president in a landslide victory on July 1, 2018 winning almost 54% of the vote.[11] He is the first president to win a majority of the vote since 1988.[12]
During his presidency, he has been seen as a progressive and has fought against corruption in the country.[13] However, many did not like how he handled the COVID-19 pandemic and deals with drug cartels.[14]
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ Morena was not officially registered as a political party until 10 July 2014.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Semblanza". Lopezobrador.org.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ↑ Rafael López (23 September 2024). "AMLO renuncia a la militancia de Morena: "me voy contento"". Milenio. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ↑ "Semblanza de Andres Manuel López Obrador". MORENA. May 1, 2012. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- ↑ Phippen, J. Weston. "Mexico's Fiery Populist Savior May Be Too Good to Be True". The Atlantic. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ↑ Digital, Milenio. "¿A qué estados quiere AMLO mover las secretarías?". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Mexican leftist has 11-point lead ahead of 2018 election - poll". Reuters. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Hacia 2018, arranque cerrado a tres fuerzas". El Economista (in Spanish). Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Mexico presidential favorite puts himself at heart of security plan". Reuters. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ↑ "AMLO lidera encuesta entre presidenciales". El Siglo de Durango (in Spanish). January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Mexico's Presidential Front-Runner Proposes Urzua for Finance Minister". Bloomberg. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ↑ Murray, Christine; Oré, Diego. "Mexican Lopez Obrador wins historic election landslide for left". Reuters. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ↑ Murray, Christine; Oré, Diego. "Mexican Lopez Obrador wins historic election landslide for left". Reuters. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ↑ Romero, Luis Gómez. "López Obrador Takes on Corruption and Poverty in Mexico Through Austerity". Pacific Standard. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ↑ Krauze, Enrique (2 July 2020). "Mexico's Ruinous Messiah". The New York Review of Books. ISSN 0028-7504. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
