Adolfo López Mateos President

Adolfo López Mateos (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈðolfo ˈlopez maˈteos]; May 26, 1910 – September 22, 1969) was a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964. As president, he nationalized electric companies, created the National Commission for Free Textbooks (1959) and promoted the creation of prominent museums such as the Museum of Natural History and the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. Declaring his political philosophy to be “left within the Constitution,” López Mateos was the first left-wing politician to hold the presidency since Lázaro Cárdenas.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	López Mateos Adolfo (Spanish)
Birth date	May 26, 1910
Birth place	Ciudad López Mateos , State of Mexico
Nationality	Mexico
Date of death	September 22, 1969
Place of death	Mexico City
Spouse	Eva Sámano