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First civilian president since 1911
Miguel Alemán becomes the first civilian president of Mexico since Francisco Madero in 1911. In the post-World War II years, Mexico undergoes great industrial and economic growth, even as the gap continues to grow between the richest and poorest segments of the population. -
Avila Camacho
Avila Camacho sought to control the revolutionary fervor of the Cardenas presidency and oversaw the creation of the Mexican social security system -
Industrializing Policies
Miguel Alemán represented the conservative wing of the party and pursued pro-business industrialization policies while largely ignoring the agricultural situation. -
Mexico-Guatemala conflic
The Mexico-Guatamala conflic began when fishing boats where fiered upon by the Guatamalen armed forces. The relationship between the two have been frozen for several months at this point. -
Balance
President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines sought to promote a “balanced revolution” between the policies of Cardenas and Aleman. -
Dirty War.
The Dirty War refers to the internal conflict in Mexico between the Mexican PRI-ruled government and left-wing student. -
Protest
As a symbol of its growing international status, Mexico City is chosen to host the Olympic Games. Over the course of the year, student protesters stage a number of protest in an attempt to draw international attention to the lack of social justice and democracy in Mexico under the PRI government and its current president, Gustavo Díaz Ordaz. -
Oil!
oil reserves are discovered in the Bay of Campeche, off the shores of the states of Campeche, Tabasco and Veracruz, at the southernmost end of the Gulf of Mexico producing more than 1 million barrels per day. -
Mexico Today
The corruption plagued (PRI) suffers a shocking defeat losing the Destricto Federal of Mexico City to PRD candidate Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, son of former president Lázaro Cárdenas, by an overwhelming margin.
