Víctor Bravo Ahuja Politician

Víctor Bravo Ahuja (20 February 1918 - 30 August 1990) was a Mexican politician and academician who served as Secretary of Public Education in the administration of Luis Echeverría (1970–76), as Governor of Oaxaca (1968–70) and as Director General (1951–55) and then Rector (1955–58) of the Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM).He was born into a family composed by Rodrigo Bravo Monsalve and Carmen Ahuja Beauregard and became one of the first four students to graduate with a bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the National Polytechnic Institute. He interrupted his master's degree at the California Institute of Technology, served in the Mexican Air Force and completed his master's degree at the University of Michigan.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Bravo Ahuja Víctor (Spanish)
Birth dateFebruary 20, 1918
Birth place
Oaxaca , San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec , Mexico
Nationality
Mexico
Date of deathAugust 30, 1990
Place of death
Cuernavaca , Morelos , Mexico
Education
Instituto Politécnico Nacional

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Office holder

office
Governor of Oaxaca
Secretary of Public Education of Mexico
Director General/Rector of the Monterrey Institute of Technology*
party
Institutional Revolutionary Party
president
successor
Fernando García Roel
Porfirio Muñoz Ledo
Fernando G%C3%B3mez Sandoval

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