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Avila Camacho

American  
[ah-vee-lah kah-mah-chaw] / ˈɑ viˌlɑ kɑˈmɑ tʃɔ /

noun

  1. Manuel 1897–1955, president of Mexico 1940–46.


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When Mexico broke off relations with Japan, Italy and Germany last month, President Manuel Avila Camacho appointed ex-President L�zaro C�rdenas commander in chief in the Pacific area.

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In Mexico City, before dawn one morning last week, 34-year-old Captain Gabriel Avila Camacho stopped for breakfast at Wimpy's, a hot-dog tavern on the Avenida Oaxaca, near the U.S.

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For moderate President Manuel Avila Camacho, the problem has ramifications unknown in the U.S.

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Last week kindly, determined President Avila Camacho took supermannish steps to bring the cost of living and income into line.

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On a hill where Aztec priests once studied the stars, President Manuel Avila Camacho of Mexico dedicated a great modern observatory.

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