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By Chris Covert
Rantburg.com
Ex Mexican president Miguel de la Madrid died Sunday morning at a Mexico city hospital after a long battle with emphesyma, according to Mexican news accounts.
De la Madrid served as president of the republic from 1982 to 1988. His term was tainted by his response to the 1985 earthquake in Mexico, seen as too slow. The Dirty War was also ended on his watch.
De la Madrid presided over some of the worst inflation and unemployment in modern Mexican history. His policies helped reduced the number of state owned enterprises and encouraged foreign investment in Mexico.
He is survived by his wife, Paloma Cordero Tapia.
Chris Covert writes Mexican Drug War and national political news for Rantburg.com