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| SOY UN TRAIDOR A LA DEMOCRACIA QUE ME DIO DE TRAGAR. DIJE EN EL 2000 QUE NO ACEPTABA LA DERROTA POR MENOS DE 10 PUNTOS, QUE HUBIERA PASADO SI PERDIA POR .56???????????????? | |||
| According to Enrique Andrade, a Mexico City-based attorney and business consultant, during Fox's presidency annual ] was consistently under 10%, the peso's devaluation to the ] was unsubstantial, and central bank reserves were significant.<ref>http://www.mexidata.info/id1022.html Third Paragraph</ref> | According to Enrique Andrade, a Mexico City-based attorney and business consultant, during Fox's presidency annual ] was consistently under 10%, the peso's devaluation to the ] was unsubstantial, and central bank reserves were significant.<ref>http://www.mexidata.info/id1022.html Third Paragraph</ref> | ||
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| Vicente Fox Quesada | |
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| 72nd President of Mexico | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Ernesto Zedillo |
| Succeeded by | Felipe Calderón Hinojosa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 2, 1942 Mexico City |
| Political party | National Action Party |
| Spouse | Marta Sahagún |
Vicente Fox Quesada (born July 2, 1942) is the current President of Mexico. He was elected in the 2000 presidential election, a historically significant election that made him the first president elected from an opposition party since Francisco Madero in 1910. His current term runs through 2006.
SOY UN TRAIDOR A LA DEMOCRACIA QUE ME DIO DE TRAGAR. DIJE EN EL 2000 QUE NO ACEPTABA LA DERROTA POR MENOS DE 10 PUNTOS, QUE HUBIERA PASADO SI PERDIA POR .56????????????????
According to Enrique Andrade, a Mexico City-based attorney and business consultant, during Fox's presidency annual inflation was consistently under 10%, the peso's devaluation to the United States Dollar was unsubstantial, and central bank reserves were significant.
Andrade also credited the Fox administration with increasing respect for freedom of speech, as well as access to public information
Personal life
Presidency
Relations with Congress
In his last annual state of the union address in 2006, President Fox was prevented by leftist lawmakers from delivering his speech. He gave a televised address to the nation.
Relations with Latin American countries
Vicente Fox had several controversies with Latin American countries such as with president of Argentina, Néstor Kirchner related to the FTAA during the 2005 Mar del Plata Summit of the Americas, with the president of Chile regarding the new OAS Secretary General election, 2005 and president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, about his presumed support for the U.S. president George W. Bush.
Legacy
Foreign policy
The border migration policy has become a centerpiece of Mexican foreign policy with the United States. He requested the U.S. to create a Guest Worker Plan that according to Fox would provide increased security to the USA. "The best thing that can happen to both our countries is to have an orderly flow, a controlled flow, of migration to the United States."
Controversial comments
In May 2005, a controversy arose over comments Fox made during a news interview in which he said, "There is no doubt that Mexicans, filled with dignity, willingness and ability to work are doing jobs that not even blacks want to do there in the United States". This angered many African-Americans in the United States, prompting many black leaders to demand an apology from Fox. The Reverend Al Sharpton requested a formal apology from Fox to the African-American community and called for an economic boycott of Mexican products until an apology was received; he and many African Americans felt that Fox's comments were insensitive and racist. The Reverend Jesse Jackson, during a news conference concerning Fox's statement about African-Americans, said that he felt that the comments were, "unwitting, unnecessary and inappropriate" and added that " statement had the impact of being inciting and divisive".
| Preceded byErnesto Zedillo Ponce de León | President of Mexico 2000–2006 |
Succeeded byFelipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa |
| Preceded byCarlos Medina Plascencia (interim) | Governor of Guanajuato 1995–2000 |
Succeeded byRamón Martín Huerta (substitute) |
| Preceded byDiego Fernández de Cevallos | PAN presidential candidate 2000 (won) |
Succeeded byFelipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa |
See also
Notes
- See Iberian naming customs for an explanation on the use of his name
- http://www.mexidata.info/id1022.html Third Paragraph
- http://www.mexidata.info/id1022.html Sixth Paragraph
- http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/09/01/mexico.protest.ap/index.html
- http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/world/mexico/stories/DN-mexicofox_30int.ART.State.Edition2.e950034.html
- http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/14/fox.jackson/
- http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/373197.html
External links
- Template:Es icon Personal site
- Template:Es icon Office of the President of Mexico site
- Template:En icon CNN: Mexican leader criticized for comment on blacks