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The last of the uninterrupted 70-year line of revolutionary Mexican presidents from the National Revolutionary Party to the Institutional Revolutionary Party, Zedillo is one of the technocrat presidents of Mexico, most of them never elected by popular vote, but who instead advanced in bureacratic rank from administration to administration. Before his election, Zedillo had served as secretary for planning and the budget and, later, as secretary of public education under President Carlos Salinas. He was chosen to be the campaign chief of Luis Donaldo Colosio when the latter was appointed to be the PRI's presidential candidate in the 1994 elections. After Colosio's assassination, Zedillo was one of the few PRI members eligible under Mexican law to take his place, since he had not occupied public office for some time. The Institutional Revolutionary Party (Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) is a Mexican political party that wielded hegemonic power in the country – under a succession of names – for more than 70 years. ... The Institutional Revolutionary Party (Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) is a Mexican political party that wielded hegemonic power in the country – under a succession of names – for more than 70 years. ... Technocracy is an organizational system in which decision makers and political leaders are selected on the basis of technological knowledge —often because of some conflict or competition where technological escalation is a constant feature. ... Carlos Salinas de Gortari (born April 3, 1948) was President of Mexico from 1988 to 1994. ... Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta (10 February 1948 – 23 March 1994) was a Mexican politician who was murdered during a stop on his presidential campaign. ... Jack Ruby murdered the alleged assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, in a very public manner. ...

Colosio's murder was blamed by many on Salinas. Although the PRI's presidential candidates were always chosen by the current president, and thus Colosio had originally been Salinas' candidate, their political relationship had been affected by a famous speech during the campaign in which Colosio said that Mexico had many problems. After Colosio's murder, this speech was seen as the main cause of his break with Salinas. The choice of Zedillo was interpreted as Salinas's way of bypassing the strong Mexican political tradition of non-reelection and retaining real power, since Zedillo was not really a politician, but an economist (like Salinas), who clearly lacked Salinas's political talent and influence. It is unclear if Salinas had attempted to control Colosio, who was a far better candidate.

After winning the election in 1994 (in the cleanest contest in years), Zedillo was regarded by many as a puppet-president. But after the December Mistake, which, although blamed on Salinas, occurred during his administration, he governed with relative ease, relying on the PRI tradition of loyalty to the current president. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The 1994 economic crisis in Mexico was an economic crisis that happened in December 1994 in Mexico. ...

In 2000 Zedillo recognized the electoral victory of opposition candidate Vicente Fox before midnight on election day, paving the way for what seemed an unlikely change of power. For this reason some PRI members consider him a traitor, claiming that the election was too close to admit defeat so soon and that, in any event, the concession should have come from the PRI's candidate, Francisco Labastida, and not the incumbent president. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vicente Fox Quesada (born July 2, 1942) is the current president of Mexico. ... Francisco Labastida Ochoa is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Partido Revolucionario Institucional, who lost the presidential election to Vicente Fox in 2000, the first opposition president in 70 years. ...

After leaving office, Zedillo has held many jobs as an economic consultant in many international companies and organizations. As president, he maintained a low profile, with little scandal or accusations of corruption, though his role in the December Mistake is still questioned – he is thought to be too good an economist to do such a poor job of devaluing the peso. The peso is the currency of Mexico. ...

His political motto was Bienestar para tu familia (Wellbeing for your Family), still the butt of jokes and irony because of the deep economic crisis caused by the December Mistake. His most lasting act of government was the creation of Progresa, a poverty-fighting program based on subsidizing the poorest families provided their children go to school, later eulogised by the next president, Vicente Fox, who nicknamed it Contigo (With You).

At one public meeting of the World Economic Forum he coined the term Globaliphobic to refer to globalization detractors. The term became widely used in Mexico, and was quickly countered by Globaliphiliac. The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Geneva-based foundation whose Annual Meeting of chief executives of the worlds richest corporations, some national political leaders (presidents, prime ministers and others), and selected intellectuals and journalists, about 2000 people in all, is usually held in Davos, Switzerland. ...

Zedillo currently resides at Yale University, where he teaches Economics and heads the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization. This article is about the institution of higher learning in the United States. ...

See also: History of Mexico, Mexico Pre-Columbian Mexico Hunter-Gatherer peoples are thought to have inhabited Mexico more than 20,000 years ago. ...

Term of Office: 1 December 1988 – 1 December 1994 Preceded by: Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado Succeeded by: Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León Date of birth: 3 April 1948 Place of birth: Mexico City Profession: Economist First Lady: Cecilia Ocelli Party: PRI Carlos Salinas de Gortari (born 3 April 1948... Seal of the Office of the President of Mexico The President of United Mexican States is the head of state of Mexico. ... Vicente Fox Quesada (born July 2, 1942) is the current president of Mexico. ...