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Alemán, Miguel

Alemán, Miguel (mēgel' älāmän') [key], 1902–83, president of Mexico (1946–52). Son of a revolutionary general, Alemán became a highly successful lawyer and a champion of Mexican labor. He was governor of Veracruz from 1936 to 1940 but resigned to manage the presidential campaign of Manuel Ávila Camacho, under whom Alemán held (1940–45) the ministry of the interior. Elected president in 1946, Alemán became the first civilian president of Mexico since Francisco I. Madero. He changed the name of the official government party from National Revolutionary party to Institutional Revolutionary party (PRI), to indicate the permanent status of the revolution. Alemán's administration was characterized by a vigorous program of modernization and increased investment to improve the infrastructure. He improved communications and education, and generally raised the standard of living.

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Alemán, de regreso a Televisa, al frente de un compacto grupo de jóvenes priístas. (Miguel Alemán Velasco, executivo de alta nivel de Grupo Televisa)(TT: Aleman, on his return to Televisa, faces a dedicated young group of PRI supporters) (TA: Miguel Aleman Velasco, high-ranking executive for Grupo Televisa)(Interview) (Proceso)

Miguel Alemán Velazco se reunió con el Comité de Norteamérica.(TT: Miguel Aleman Velazco met with the Committee of North America.) (Fem)

Alemán Velasco construye el andamiaje hacia el 2000, y recluta artillería pesada de todos los grupos priístas.(Miguel Alemán Velasco, gobernador del estado de Veracruz, México; Partido Revolucionario Institucional)(TT: Aleman Velasco builds the road towards the year 2000, and recruits heavy artillery from all the groups members of the PRI.)(TA: Miguel Aleman Velasco, governor of Veracruz, Mexico; Revolutionary Institutional Party) (Proceso)

Los priístas veracruzanos ya lo destaparon, pero Alemán sigue con su juego: no, pero sí.(Miguel Alemán Velasco, gobernador de Veracruz, México)(TT: People members of the PRI had already uncovered it, but Aleman is still playing his game: yes, but no.)(TA: Miguel Aleman Velasco, governor of Veracruz, Mexico) (Proceso)

La prioridad de Miguel Alemán en Veracruz: el PRI gane las elecciones.(Partido Revolucionario Institucional, México)(TT: Miguel Aleman's priority in Veracruz: the PRI wins the elections.)(TA: Revolutionary Institutional Party, Mexico) (Proceso)

Camacho urge a la alianza opositora, sobre todo ante la eventual candidatura de Alemán.(Manuel Camacho Solís, Miguel Alemán Velasco, políticos mexicanos)(TT: Camacho rushes the competing alliances, mainly before the possible candidacy of Aleman.)(TA: Manuel Camacho Solis, Miguel Aleman Velasco, Mexican politicians) (Proceso)

Bartlett: Preparan la "cargada" en favor de Labastida o Alemán; grave riesgo de ruptura si optan por "una candidatura espuria".(Manuel Bartlett, exgobernador de Puebla, México; Miguel Alemán, gobernador de Veracruz, México, Francisco Labastida, secretario de gobernación)(TT: Bartlett: preparing the "load" in favor of Labastida or Aleman; serious risk of rupture if they decide on a illegitimate candidacy.)(TA: Manuel Bertlett, former governor of Puebla, Mexico; Miguel Aleman, governor of Veracruz, Mexico; Francisco Labastida, secretary of government) (Proceso)

Additions to WTCA Hall of Fame. (Armin Baltensweiler, Miquel Aleman Velasco, Yukiyasu Togo, James Miscoll, Greater Los Angeles World Trade Center Association) (International Trade Supplement) (company profile) (Los Angeles Business Journal)

Margarita López Portillo evoca sus tiempos y deshoja una flor política: Alemán no, Labastida sí, Bartlett no, Moctezuma sí; Fox, "un Errol Flynn" no; y Cárdenas, "mi gallo", sí...(TT: Margarita Lopez Portillo evokes her generation and pulls the petals of a political flower: Aleman no, Labastida yes, Moctezuma yes, Fox, "a Errol Flynn"; and Cardenas, "my candidate", yes....) (Proceso)

GOVERNING PARTY WINS GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS IN OAXACA & VERACRUZ, BUT LOSES RACE IN AGUASCALIENTES (SourceMex Economic News & Analysis on Mexico)

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