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• Vicente Fox is a businessman and politician who served as the President of Mexico from 2000 to 2006. Preceded by Ernesto Zedillo, Fox was the Governor of Guanajuato before becoming the country's President. Before a career in politics, he was the president of the the Mexico division of the Coca-Cola Company.

• Fast Facts:

  1. Born: July 2, 1942 in Mexico City, Mexico
  2. Full Name: Vicente Fox Quesada
  3. Attended the Harvard Business School
  4. Member of the 29 National Action Party (PAN)
  5. Governor of Guanajuato from 1995 - 2000
  6. First President elected from an opposition party since 1920
  7. Autobiography, The Life, Faith and Dreams of a Mexican President, published in 2007
  8. Spouse: Marta Sahagun
  9. Succeeded by Felipe Calderon

• Key Dates

  • 1942: Born in Mexico City
  • 1964: Graduated Harvard Business School
  • 1979: President of Coca-Cola Company, Mexico
  • 1988: Elected to Congress, representing Federal District in Guanajuato
  • 1991: Lost the Governor Guanajuato
  • 1995: Becomes Mayor of Guanajuato
  • 2000: Becomes the 64th President of Mexico

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  Mexico City | Mexico | National Action Party | Ernesto Zadillo | [[Felipe Calderón]] | Carlos Medina Plascencia | Ramon Martin Huerta | Diego Fernandez De Cevalos | Bill Clinton | George W. Bush

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