Adolfo Ruiz Cortines

President of Mexico

Adolfo Tomás Ruiz Cortines December 30, 1889 Calle Zamora 15 Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico

December 3, 1973(1973-12-03) (83) Calle Miguel Alemán 10 Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico

December 1, 1952 (1952-12-01 )  – November 30, 1958 (1958-11-30 )

54th president of Mexico In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is Cortines. Adolfo Ruiz Cortines54th President of MexicoIn office December 1, 1952 (1952-12-01 )  – November 30, 1958 (1958-11-30 ) Preceded by Miguel Alemán ValdésSucceeded by Adolfo López MateosSecretary of the InteriorIn office June 30, 1948 – October 13, 1951PresidentMiguel Alemán ValdésPreceded by Ernesto P. UruchurtuSucceeded by Ernesto P. UruchurtuGovernor of VeracruzIn office December 1, 1944 – April 1948Preceded by Jorge Cerdán LaraSucceeded by Ángel Carvajal BernalMember of the Chamber of Deputies for Veracruz′s 3rd districtIn office September 1, 1937 – September 9, 1937Preceded by Óscar Fano ViniegraSucceeded by Antonio Pulido Personal detailsBornAdolfo Tomás Ruiz Cortines (1889-12-30 ) December 30, 1889 Calle Zamora 15 Veracruz, Veracruz, MexicoDiedDecember 3, 1973(1973-12-03) (aged 83) Calle Miguel Alemán 10 Veracruz, Veracruz, MexicoCause of deathHeart failurePolitical partyInstitutional Revolutionary Party Spouse(s)Lucía Carrillo ​ ​(m. 1915; div. 1935)​ María Izaguirre ​(m. 1941)​Military serviceBranch/service  Mexican ArmyUnitRevolutionary ForcesHe was the first Governor of Veracruz to serve a 6-year long term. Adolfo Tomás Ruiz Cortines (Spanish pronunciation:  ( listen ) ; December 30, 1889 – December 3, 1973) was a Mexican politician who served as 54th president of Mexico from 1952 to 1958, after winning the disputed 1952 elections as the candidate of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Unlike both his predecessor Miguel Alemán and his successor Adolfo López Mateos, he was a veteran of the Mexican Revolution (and was the last Mexican president to have been so). He was one of the oldest presidents of Mexico, but perhaps best remembered for granting women the right to vote in presidential elections and stimulating the economy during the period known as the Mexican Miracle.