Ernesto Zedillo Biography

Ernesto Zedillo biography

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NAME: Ernesto Zedillo
OCCUPATION: Economist, World Leader
BIRTH DATE: December 27, 1951 (Age: 61)
EDUCATION: National Polytechnic Institute
PLACE OF BIRTH: Mexico City, Mexico
Full Name: Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León
ZODIAC SIGN: Capricorn

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Ernesto Zedillo was president of Mexico 1994–2000. He made a major effort to restore public confidence damaged by the scandals of the Salinas administration.

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Profile

In 1993 Ernesto Zedillo became campaign manager for PRI presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio, and when Colosio was assassinated, Zedillo was named the party's candidate. As president he continued the economic policies of his predecessor, Carlos Salinas de Gortari, but devoted a major effort to restoring public confidence damaged by the scandals of the Salinas administration.