Andrés Manuel López Obrador

Mexican politician. President of Mexico from 2018 to 2024 · Mexico · Politicians · Born 1953 · age 72

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He lost the presidency twice - once by a razor-thin margin that set off nationwide protests - before finally winning in a landslide twenty years into his national career.

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2023“In our time, there is still a mixture of oligarchy and democracy, or a simulated and mediated democracy.”In their words30 March 2023"Mexico's AMLO calls out US 'oligarchy' at Biden's 'democracy' summit", Geopolitical Economy Report, March 30, 2023.Read the whole statement

“Such vision Commander Fidel Castro had!”In their words13 February 2023"Mexico’s AMLO announces campaign against US blockade of Cuba, denounces neoliberalism", Geopolitical Economy Report, February 13, 2023.Read the whole statement

2022“If the price of imported gas rises, we will shift to using non-gas fired electric plants to provide needed electricity.”In their words24 February 2022Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2022) cited in "World Reaction to the Invasion of Ukraine" on Wilson Center, 24 February 2022.Read the whole statement

2020Ig Nobel PrizeAward2019“People are tired of so much damn fraud.”In their words4 February 2019Statement during the daily press conference on February 04, 2019.Read the whole statement

2018President of MexicoOffice2018-20242015President of National Regeneration MovementOffice2015-20172000Head of Mexico City governmentOffice2000-20051996President of the Democratic Revolution PartyOffice1996-19991953Born13 November 1953

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López Obrador (center) with President Vicente Fox (left) and México State governor Arturo Montiel (right) in June 2003

López Obrador during a speech in October 2005

According to the official count, López Obrador held an advantage over Calderón right until 97.50% of the polling stations were counted, after which Calderón overtook the first place by a difference of less than 1% of the votes

López Obrador being proclaimed "Legitimate President of Mexico" by his supporters in November 2006[113]

Raúl Vera López, bishop of Saltillo, declared that López Obrador's so-called "legitimate presidency" is the result of "deep discontent with the way the country has been run," and that Obrador had "very deep moral backing"[127]

López Obrador at Zócalo in 2012

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Andrés Manuel López Obrador

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In our time, there is still a mixture of oligarchy and democracy, or a simulated and mediated democracy.
Mar 30, 2023, "Mexico's AMLO calls out US 'oligarchy' at Biden's 'democracy' summit", Geopolitical Economy Report, March 30, 2023., Own words
Such vision Commander Fidel Castro had!
Feb 13, 2023, "Mexico’s AMLO announces campaign against US blockade of Cuba, denounces neoliberalism", Geopolitical Economy Report, February 13, 2023., Own words
If the price of imported gas rises, we will shift to using non-gas fired electric plants to provide needed electricity.
Feb 24, 2022, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2022) cited in "World Reaction to the Invasion of Ukraine" on Wilson Center, 24 February 2022., Own words

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Ig Nobel Prize2020

Order of the Aztec Eagle

Order of the Quetzal

Order of José Martí

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Born in Tepetitán, Tabasco in 1953, López Obrador started as a PRI member in 1976, directing indigenous education programs before jumping to the PRD in 1989. He lost the Tabasco governorship in 1994 but won Mexico City's top job in 2000, where crime reduction and social spending built his national base. The 2006 presidential race ended in a disputed loss to Felipe Calderón - irregularities confirmed, recount denied, streets filled. He founded Morena in 2011, lost again in 2012, then swept to power in 2018 with a mandate to reverse decades of liberalization. His six years brought public reinvestment and progressive reforms, drawing praise for centering the working class and criticism for democratic erosion and pandemic mishandling. He handed power to his chosen successor Claudia Sheinbaum in September 2024 and walked away from public life.

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