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CARLOS S. CAMACHO was born on the island of Saipan on February 27, 1937. He received a Bachelor of Medicine degree from the Fiji School of Medicine and a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Hawaii. Following his graduation, he practiced medicine until he was elected to the Congress of Micronesia in 1967. Camacho then served as the Pacific islands’ chief medical officer of public health from 1969 to 1977 and the president of the Saipan Democratic Party from 1975 to 1977. In 1976, he was appointed to the Northern Marianas Constitutional Convention.
Camacho was then elected as the first governor of the Northern Mariana Islands in 1977. He served one term, leaving office in 1982.
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Manuel Avila Camacho (24 April 1897 – 13 October 1955) was President of Mexico from 1 December 1940 to 30 November 1946, succeeding Lazaro Cardenas and preceding Miguel Aleman Valdes. Avila's presidency marked a rightward shift in the Institutional Revolutionary Party's views, as he ended confrontational anti-clericalism, reversed the push for socialist education, and restored a working relationship with the United States during World War II.
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Manuel Avila Camacho was born in Teziutlan, Puebla, Mexico on 24 April 1897, and he served in the Mexican Revolution as a colonel. In 1920, he became the Chief of Staff of Michoacan under Lazaro Cardenas, and he assisted in quelling Adolfo de la Huerta's 1923 rebellion and the Escobar rebellion of 1929. Avila served as Minister of War under President Cardenas, and his election to the presidency was determined by the outgoing Cardenas in 1940. Avila was more moderate than his predecessor, with his land reforms favoring less the ejidos than individual families. He supported the moderate working classes by establishing
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Manuel Ávila Camacho
President of Mexico from 1940 to 1946
"Ávila Camacho" redirects here. For the light train station, see Ávila Camacho railway station.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ávila and the second or maternal family name is Camacho.
Manuel Ávila Camacho | |
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Official portrait, 1940 | |
| In office 1 December 1940 (1940-12-01) – 30 November 1946 (1946-11-30) | |
| Preceded by | Lázaro Cárdenas |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Alemán Valdés |
| In office 18 October 1936 – 31 January 1939 | |
| President | Lázaro Cárdenas |
| Preceded by | Andrés Figueroa |
| Succeeded by | Jesús Agustín Castro |
| Born | (1897-04-24)24 April 1897 Teziutlán, Puebla, Mexico |
| Died | 13 October 1955(1955-10-13) (aged 58) Huixquilucan, State of Mexico, Mexico |
| Resting place | Panteón Francés |
| Political party | Institutional Revolutionary |
| Spouse | Soledad Orozco |
| Allegiance | Mexico |
| Branch/service | Mexican Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1939 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
Manuel Ávila Camacho (Sp
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