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21-714: Colosio was the son of Luis Colosio Fernández and Armida Ofelia Murrieta García. Born into a family with a long political heritage in Magdalena de Kino , Sonora , Colosio's family was of Italian and Spanish descent. Colosio-Murrieta studied economics at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey , better known by its initials ITESM , after which he joined the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in 1972. Shortly thereafter, he began postgraduate studies at

42-446: A book about the case. He died in 2010. On a visit to Lomas Taurinas on February 11, 2021, Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas said he forgave ″the cowards″ who had killed his father. He also criticized the political class that kidnaps the power to serve their evil groups and interests and he condemned the fact that calls for unity and solidarity from the leaders are not heard. Colosio: El asesinato (2012), directed by Carlos Bolado, explored

63-862: A controversial but popular speech in the nation's capital, in front of the Monument to the Mexican Revolution . In it, he spoke of indigenous communities, government abuse, and the people's independence from government, all hot button issues at a time when the Zapatistas were making similar statements. The speech is widely considered the moment when Colosio broke with then-president Salinas. Since Mexico's constitution permits presidents to remain in power for only one term, and as an extralegal rule presidents (until Salinas) handpicked their own successors (the party's first primary election in history took place in 1999), Colosio apparently continued to enjoy

84-400: A prison haircut before showing him to the media, which started rumors about whether that man, who looked so different from the one arrested, was really the murderer. Colosio received three bullet wounds, and it was never clear if they could have been fired by a single person or not. The case was officially closed after many different prosecutors investigated it, but after the many mishandlings of

105-759: Is a maximum security federal prison of the Secretariat of Public Security in Mexico. It was originally called the Penal de Máxima Seguridad No. 1 "Almoloya de Juárez", later renamed the Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1 "La Palma" ( Centro Federal de Readaptación Social No. 1 "La Palma" ), before assuming its present name. This facility is located in the Santa Juana Centro neighborhood of Almoloya de Juárez , in

126-628: The Chiapas rebellion instead. The day after Camacho's statement, Colosio was killed. At 5:05 PM PST , on 23 March 1994, at a campaign rally in Lomas Taurinas , a poor neighborhood of Tijuana , Baja California , Colosio was shot in the head with a .38 Special that was originally purchased in San Francisco . Colosio collapsed, and was subsequently rushed to the city's main hospital, after plans to fly him to an American hospital across

147-652: The EZLN guerrillas, Colosio appeared to get the traditional support of the political machine of the PRI. Like all the PRI's previous presidential candidates, he was greeted by large crowds throughout his presidential campaign, although the PRI's waning popularity meant some reduction in initial enthusiasm. On 6 March 1994, the anniversary of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (the PRI), Colosio delivered

168-481: The PRI including President Salinas, as Colosio's speech was moving away from Salinas's political agenda to maintain influence during further Mexican administrations. Shortly after Colosio was assassinated, Salinas abruptly ended a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien , publicly referring to the slaying as an "act of infamy." On 18 November 1994, Diana Laura Riojas, the wife of Colosio, died while investigating

189-590: The State of Mexico , 25 kilometers (16 mi) from Toluca . The prison was built between 1988 and 1990 under President Carlos Salinas de Gortari and received its first inmates in November 1991. Of significant concern to Mexican authorities is the risk that the prison could be attacked from the outside as part of an organized prison break. Therefore, the walls have been reinforced to as much as 1 meter (3.3 ft) in thickness to discourage ramming. Furthermore,

210-697: The University of Pennsylvania and research at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria before returning to Mexico. In 1979, he joined the Secretariat of Budget and Planning under future president Carlos Salinas de Gortari . He was elected to Congress as the federal deputy for his home town in 1985 and, in 1987, he was selected to serve on the PRI's National Executive Committee. In 1988, Salinas chose him as

231-878: The Mexican Congress representing Sonora , as well as the municipal president of Magdalena de Kino . He was father of Luis Donaldo Colosio , presidential candidate of the PRI in the 1994 election who was murdered on 23 March 1994. This article about an Institutional Revolutionary Party who served in the Senate of the Republic is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1 19°25′14″N 99°44′55″W  /  19.42056°N 99.74861°W  / 19.42056; -99.74861 The Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1 "Altiplano" ( Spanish : Centro Federal de Readaptación Social Número 1 "Altiplano" )

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252-699: The PRI, was also murdered in plain daylight in Mexico City, eliminating the two most visible and powerful official heads of the PRI in Mexico, Colosio and Ruiz Massieu. Eventually Ernesto Zedillo was elected president. Eight months after Colosio's assassination, his wife, Laura Riojas, died of cancer. News magazine Proceso reported Colosio's widow's first words upon learning of her husband's assassination: "Who did it?" Two children, now cared for by relatives, survived. Colosio's father continued determined to uncover what he strongly suspected are hidden truths behind his son's very public murder and, in 2004, he published

273-453: The aftermath of the assassination of the candidate and various conspiracy theories. It notes that two investigations were conducted, and details the 15 associated people who were killed following the investigation, as well as widespread violence and unrest. Mexican rock group El Tri wrote a song about the assassination of Colosio called "Con la cola entre las patas" (With the tail between the legs). Two Netflix series released in 2019 cover

294-460: The air space near the facility is restricted, and the authorities claim that cell phone transmissions are limited within 10 km (6.2 mi) of the prison to stymie communications between the inmates and their colleagues outside. Additionally, armored personnel carriers are based near the facility to protect it during a potential assault. This prison was thought to be impenetrable until July 11, 2015, when Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán escaped through

315-424: The border were canceled. His death was announced a few hours later, amid contradicting eyewitness reports that remain to this day. The shooter, Mario Aburto Martínez , was arrested at the site and never wavered from his story that he had acted alone. Nonetheless, many theories still surround Colosio's assassination. The authorities were criticized for their poor handling of Aburto, having shaved, bathed and given him

336-536: The campaign manager for his presidential campaign. In the same election, Colosio was elected to the Senate , representing Sonora. In the early years of Salinas's presidency, Colosio served as the chairman of their party's National Executive Committee. In 1992, Salinas chose him to serve in his cabinet, in the newly created position of Social Development Secretary. After a slow start, with the spotlight focusing on former foreign minister Manuel Camacho 's negotiations with

357-459: The events leading up to and following Colosio's assassination: The documentary 1994 , and the biographical crime drama Crime Diaries: The Candidate . Luis Colosio Fern%C3%A1ndez Luis Colosio Fernández (2 March 1923 – 6 February 2010) was a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as Senator of the LVIII and LIX Legislatures of

378-544: The investigation and contradictory versions, the controversy continues. Aburto remains imprisoned at the high-security La Palma facility in Almoloya de Juárez . There are a number of conspiracy theories about the assassination, including that it was by narcotraffickers. However, the most accepted theory among the Mexican people is that he was betrayed by his own party and that the murder was orchestrated by high members of

399-575: The more promising replacements were. Of the few potential candidates available, Salinas eventually chose Zedillo, who had just resigned as Education Minister to serve as Colosio's campaign manager, because Manlio Fabio Beltrones , a very close collaborator of the murdered candidate, showed a video where Colosio praised Zedillo. This stroke of luck for Zedillo, who would have never been a candidate under normal circumstances, gave rise to even more rumours – unfounded or not. A few months later, Salinas's brother-in-law, José Francisco Ruiz Massieu , president of

420-431: The murder of her husband; officially she died from pancreatic cancer . The newly elected president Ernesto Zedillo did not attend her funeral. With only four months before the election, the PRI found itself hamstrung by the constitutional requirement that no presidential candidate can hold public office during the six months immediately prior to the election; this effectively disqualified the entire cabinet, where most of

441-543: The president's favour, expressed in his famous declaration No se hagan bolas: el candidato es Colosio ("Don't get confused: Colosio is the candidate" would be an appropriate translation, literally it means "Don't get tied up in knots: Colosio is the candidate"). Salinas's declaration was motivated by persistent rumors that highly visible Camacho would replace Colosio, who was not doing well in his campaign. Camacho let speculation grow for some time, but eventually declared he would not run for office, concentrating his attention on

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