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'''Práxedes Giner Durán''' (February 15, 1893 – May 13, 1978) was a Mexican military official, politician, and member of the then-dominant [[Institutional Revolutionary Party]] (PRI). He participated in the [[Mexican Revolution]] as a part of [[Pancho Villa]]'s famed [[División del Norte]] and became an icon in his home state.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ainslie|first=Ricardo C.|author-link=Ricardo Ainslie|date=2013|title=The Fight to Save Juárez: Life in the Heart of Mexico's Drug War|url= |location= |publisher=[[University of Texas Press]]|page=38|isbn=978-0-292-73890-4}}</ref> He was the [[Governor of Chihuahua]] from 1962 until 1968. |
'''Práxedes Giner Durán''' (February 15, 1893 – May 13, 1978) was a Mexican military official, politician, and member of the then-dominant [[Institutional Revolutionary Party]] (PRI). He participated in the [[Mexican Revolution]] as a part of [[Pancho Villa]]'s famed [[División del Norte]] and became an icon in his home state.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ainslie|first=Ricardo C.|author-link=Ricardo Ainslie|date=2013|title=The Fight to Save Juárez: Life in the Heart of Mexico's Drug War|url= |location= |publisher=[[University of Texas Press]]|page=38|isbn=978-0-292-73890-4}}</ref> He was the [[Governor of Chihuahua]] from 1962 until 1968. |
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In 1965, while serving as governor, he allegedly ordered the massacre of a group of farmers and teachers who were protesting for land reform in the town of [[Ciudad Madera]], and ordered that the bodies be buried in a mass grave.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gisbert |first=Manuel Bayo |date=2024-05-08 |title=Opinion {{!}} Looking for the Missing People of Mexico |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/08/opinion/mexico-kidnapping-disappearance-survival.html |access-date=2024-05-12 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 03:37, 12 May 2024
Práxedes Giner Durán | |
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| Governor of Chihuahua | |
| In office October 4, 1962 – October 3, 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Teófilo Borunda |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Flores Sánchez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 15, 1893 Camargo, Chihuahua[1] |
| Died | May 13, 1978 (aged 85) Chihuahua City, Chihuahua |
| Political party | .svg){kind=logo} PRI |
| Spouse | Honorata Díaz de Bustamante |
| Occupation | General officer |
Práxedes Giner Durán (February 15, 1893 – May 13, 1978) was a Mexican military official, politician, and member of the then-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He participated in the Mexican Revolution as a part of Pancho Villa's famed División del Norte and became an icon in his home state.[2] He was the Governor of Chihuahua from 1962 until 1968.
In 1965, while serving as governor, he allegedly ordered the massacre of a group of farmers and teachers who were protesting for land reform in the town of Ciudad Madera, and ordered that the bodies be buried in a mass grave.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Rubio, Mariano (2 September 2021). "Solo 3 gobernadores en la historia de Chihuahua nacieron en Juárez". El Heraldo de Juárez (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ Ainslie, Ricardo C. (2013). The Fight to Save Juárez: Life in the Heart of Mexico's Drug War. University of Texas Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-292-73890-4.
- ^ Gisbert, Manuel Bayo (2024-05-08). "Opinion | Looking for the Missing People of Mexico". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-12.