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...father called me last night at 1:30 a.m. "They killed Colosio tonight," he said. Luis Donaldo Colosio was the presidential candidate for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) that has been in power since the Mexican Revolution early this century. He was shot last night in the head and stomach as he addressed a crowd in Tijuana, and he died three hours later. I listened in a state of shocked disbelief...
...Colosio came from a humble background and climbed his way up through hard work. He attended public school--uncommon among the present generation of leaders--and obtained excellent grades. He pursued graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Recently, he was nominated as the presidential candidate...
Mexico is undergoing important changes and bright, capable leaders are more necessary than ever. Many looked forward to Colosio's leadership. My brother, a sophomore in college eager to work with Colosio's team this summer, wrote him a letter and delivered it himself to his office...
...political preferences aside, many of us are very saddened by the senseless loss of an important leader. I extend my condolences to Mr. Colosio's family, and express full confidence that Mexico will rise up--like on so many other occasions--to the challenges it faces. Alberto Simpser '95 member, Harvard University Mexican Association...
Salinas' delicate handling of the popular Zapatista demands has so far proved politically shrewd. He salvaged his reformist image, and his handpicked P.R.I. presidential candidate, Luis Donaldo Colosio, retains a 60%-to-27% lead over his closest rival. But the policy could still backfire. There is widespread speculation that Camacho, a respected former mayor of Mexico City who was passed over in the presidential sweepstakes, might use the Zapatista negotiation as a springboard to an independent presidential bid. Many ruling party faithful blame Salinas' concessions in Chiapas for a sharp increase in strikes and demonstrations across the nation. Indians...