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By 1921, his father had purchased real estate in the flourishing commercial district of Mexico City. These enterprises became the source of considerable wealth.
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In August 1926, Julián Slim and Linda Helú married. They had six children: Nour, Alma, Julián, José, Carlos and Linda. Julián senior, who had been influential in the Lebanese-Mexican business community.
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Borin in Mexico City
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At age 12, Slim bought shares in a Mexican bank. At the age of 17, he earned 200 pesos a week working for his father's company.
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ConstructionConstruction, real estate and mining businesses were the focus of his early career. By 1972 he had established or acquired a further seven businesses in these categories, including one which rented construction equipment.
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In 1991 he acquired Hoteles Calinda
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In 1995 he established Fundación Telmex, a broad-ranging philanthropic foundation.
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Slim bought the Mexican arm of Sears Roebuck
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On August 4, 2007, The Wall Street Journal ran a cover story profiling Slim
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