Víctor Manuel Camacho Solís | |
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| Secretary of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 29 November 1993 – 10 January 1994 | |
| President | Carlos Salinas de Gortari |
| Preceded by | Fernando Solana |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Tello Macías |
| Head of the Federal District Department | |
| In office 1 December 1988 – 29 November 1993 | |
| President | Carlos Salinas de Gortari |
| Preceded by | Ramón Aguirre Velázquez |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Aguilera Gómez |
| Secretary General of theInstitutional Revolutionary Party | |
| In office 3 August 1988 – 3 December 1988 | |
| President | Jorge de la Vega Domínguez |
| Preceded by | Humberto Lugo Gil |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Rodríguez Barrera |
| Secretary of Urban Development and Ecology | |
| In office 17 February 1986 – 3 August 1988 | |
| President | Miguel de la Madrid |
| Preceded by | Guillermo Carrillo Arena |
| Succeeded by | Gabino Fraga Mouret |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1946-03-30)30 March 1946 |
| Died | 5 June 2015(2015-06-05) (aged 69) |
| Political party | Democratic Revolution (2003–2015) |
| Other political affiliations | Institutional Revolutionary (1965–1995) Democratic Center (1999–2000) |
| Spouse(s) | Guadalupe Velasco Siles (died 1991) Mónica van der Vliet |
| Children | 6 |
| Occupation | Senator |
Víctor Manuel Camacho Solís (March 30, 1946 – June 5, 2015) was a Mexican politician who served in the cabinets ofpresidentsMiguel de la Madrid andCarlos Salinas.[1] Born inMexico City to Manuel Camacho López and Luz Solís,[2] he belonged to theFrente Amplio Progresista. At first he was affiliated with thePRI, later with theParty of the Democratic Center and then with theParty of the Democratic Revolution.
Camacho Solís joined theInstitutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in 1965, and in 1988 he became that party's general secretary. Camacho metCarlos Salinas at theNational Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), where they became close friends. Camacho followedSalinas's trajectory in the Planning Ministry under the administration ofMiguel de la Madrid. In 1985 he was elected to theChamber of Deputies, and in 1986 he was appointed to the cabinet as Minister of Urban Development. WhenSalinas took over thepresidency in 1988, Camacho was appointedHead of Government of the Federal District (1988–1993), an important political post with jurisdiction over the nation's capital.[3] In 1997, the post became elective. He was a contender within the PRI to be the presidential candidate, but Salinas chose Colosio instead. Salinas told Camacho that he would be appointed theHead of Government of the Federal District, a powerful post, but Camacho sought to be Minister of the Interior. Before he accepted the appointment, he made demands: complete control of the district attorney's office and the police, the right to participate in political reforms, and complete authority over the city, which Salinas acceded to. According to political scientistJorge G. Castañeda, "Salinas ... perhaps did not realiz[e] the danger of being suddenly left without an effective minister of the interior and with an overqualified mayor in charge of the country's main city."[4] He became famous because he delivered 9000 millions (old pesos ) to Andrés Manuel López Obrador in order to take away the protest on the zocalo in 1992 in Mexico City. This money never was clarified by Andrés Manuel López Obrador, he took the decision for the final destination for this money.
On November 13, 1993, Camacho was designatedSecretary of Foreign Affairs. Due to theZapatista uprising,Luis Donaldo Colosio's assassination in March 1994, and Camacho's failed attempt to clinch the party's presidential nomination, Camacho broke with the PRI. The complicated relationship between Camacho,Salinas, Colosio andErnesto Zedillo (who was selected to replace Colosio as the PRI's presidential candidate) was the source of many rumors surrounding Colosio's assassination.[citation needed] Salinas appointed Camacho as the negotiator for the government in peace talks with the Zapatistas. He resigned as Chiapas Peace Commissioner on 16 June 1994 claiming that the PRI presidential candidate, Zedillo, sabotaged his efforts.
During Zedillo's presidency, Camacho stayed away from politics until 1999 when he announced his candidacy for the presidency for theParty of the Democratic Center, a party that he had co-founded withMarcelo Ebrard.
In 2003 he became a federal deputy in the Chamber of Deputies representing theParty of the Democratic Revolution.[5][6] He was selected to serve as a plurinominal deputy through an indirect election. In 2012 he was elected to the Senate.
In 2004 he joinedAndrés Manuel López Obrador's political campaign. He wrote a column in the Mexico City dailyEl Universal.
He died inMexico City on 5 June 2015, after a long battle withbrain cancer.[7][8]
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