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López Mateos, Adolfo (1958-1964)

By Andrea Holland

Adolfo López Mateos is considered the first true orator in the presidency of modern Mexico. He is, perhaps, the most fondly remembered of the presidents in the post-war era in Mexico.

He was much like his contemporary in the United States, John F. Kennedy, in that their appeal lied in their individual style and charisma. Also, both were younger presidents than that of their predecessors.

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His life, sadly, was marked by continuous illness with debilitating migraines that eventually led to his death a few years after he left the political office as President of Mexico. Another point of interest is that he was a man who had a tremendous passion for women.

Before, during, and after his courtship with his wife, he carried on numerous romantic affairs with other women.

López Mateos, the fourth son of Mariano López, a dentist, and Eleano Mateos, a school teacher, was born in Atizaphan de Zaragoza in the state of Mexico on 26 Ma