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de la Madrid Hurtado

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[duh lah muh-drid her-tah-doh, de lah mah-threeth oor-tah-thaw] / də lɑ məˈdrɪd hərˈtɑ doʊ, dɛ lɑ mɑˈðrið urˈtɑ ðɔ /

noun

  1. Miguel 1934–2012, Mexican political leader: president 1982–88.


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Unlike his predecessor, Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado, Mexico's President Carlos Salinas de Gortari seems determined to crack down on the drug lords.

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If that plea is heeded, most analysts believe, Salinas will capture about 50% of the vote; in 1982 President Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado received 71%.

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The government of President Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado has cut its domestic spending and taken other painful IMF-demanded steps to put Mexico's economy in order.

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Warned President Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado: "Mounting debt, protectionism and currency problems seriously threaten the domestic stability of nations trying to secure democratic systems."

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The mishandling of Cortez has already overshadowed all the gestures of goodwill exchanged by President Reagan and Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado in Washington three weeks ago.

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