Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta
Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta | |
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Assassination memorial to Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta | |
| Secretary of Social Development of Mexico | |
| In office 8 April 1992 – 28 November 1993 | |
| President | Carlos Salinas de Gortari |
| Preceded by | Patricio Chirinos Calero |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Rojas Gutiérrez |
| President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party | |
| In office 3 September 1988 – 13 April 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge de la Vega Domínguez |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Rodríguez Barrera |
| Senator of the Congress of the Union for Sonora | |
| In office 1 September 1988 – 2 December 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Fernando Mendoza Contreras |
| Succeeded by | Armando Hopkins Durazo |
| Member of the Congress of the Union for the 1st district of Sonora | |
| In office 1 September 1985 – 31 August 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Rubén Castro Ojeda |
| Succeeded by | Sergio Jesús Torres Serrano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 February 1950 Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, Mexico |
| Died | 23 March 1994 (aged 44) Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
| Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot |
| Resting place | Municipal Cemetery Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, Mexico |
| Political party | PRI |
| Spouse |
Diana Laura Riojas (m. 1982) |
| Children | Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas Mariana Colosio |
| Parent(s) | Luis Colosio Fernández Armida Ofelia Murrieta García |
| Occupation | Politician, economist |
Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis doˈnal.do koˈlo.sjo muˈrje.ta]; 10 February 1950 – 23 March 1994) was a Mexican politician, economist, and Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) presidential candidate, who was assassinated at a campaign rally in Tijuana during the presidential campaign of 1994.