Armando León Bejarano
Armando León Bejarano | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Morelos | |
| In office May 1976 – 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Felipe Rivera Crespo |
| Succeeded by | Lauro Ortega Martínez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Armando León Bejarano Valadez April 11, 1916 Cuautla, Morelos, Mexico |
| Died | July 6, 2016 (aged 100) Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico |
| Political party | PRI |
| Spouse | Gloria Almada de los Ríos |
| Children | Gloria Bejarano Almada |
| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
Armando León Bejarano Valadez (April 11, 1916 – July 6, 2016) was a Mexican orthopedic surgeon, physician, politician, and member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as the Governor of Morelos from 1972 until 1982.[1][2][3]
Bejarano was born in Cuautla, Morelos, on April 11, 1916, to Jesús Bejarano Nuñez and Carmen Marcia Valadez Lizarraga.[2] He was the youngest of his brothers.[1][4] Bajarano studied at the medical school of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) from 1933 to 1938 and received his degree on July 18, 1939, becoming a surgeon and midwife.[5] He specialized in orthopedics and trauma.[5]
Bejaranos was the medical director of the Olympic Village during the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[1]
Bejarano was appointed the PRI candidate for Governor of Morelos to succeed outgoing Governor Felipe Rivera Crespo.[3] His candidacy proved controversial, as Bejarano had no political experience in Morelos at the time.[3] Bejarano's friendship and connections with then-President of Mexico José López Portillo allowed him to jump from a position at the Office of Food and Beverages at the federal Secretariat of Health directly to the gubernatorial candidacy of Morelos state without opposition.[3] Bejarano, a candidate for the governing PRI, was elected Governor and served in that office May 1976 until 1982. He was succeeded by Lauro Ortega Martínez, a former President of PRI.[3]
Bejarano later served as a judge within the Morela state judiciary.[3]
Armando León Bejarano died at his home in Cuernavaca, Morelos, on July 6, 2016, at the age of 100 from illnesses due to old age.[1] Berjano's survivors include his daughter, Gloria Bejarano Almada, the former First Lady of Costa Rica from 1990 to 1994 and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica from 2010 to 2014.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Muere Armando León Bejarano, ex gobernador de Morelos". Diario de Morelos. 2016-07-06. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ^ a b Sanchez, Antonietta (2016-07-08). "Rinde Gobierno estatal homenaje a Armando León Bejarano". Diario de Morelos. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ^ a b c d e f Monroy, David (2016-07-06). "Muere el ex gobernador de Morelos, Armando León Bejarano". MorelosDiario.com. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ^ Sanchez, Antonietta (2016-07-08). "Historia del Pentathlón Deportivo Militarizado Universitario (1938-1988): Armando León Bejarano gobernador del Estado de Morelos (1976–1982) page 142". Google Books. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ^ a b "Armando León Bejarano Valadez". Scribd. Retrieved 2016-07-13.