THE PRI

THE PRI

Is a Mexican political party founded in 1929 that held uninterrupted power in the country for 71 years from 1929 to 2000
1. The PRI returned to power in 2012 with the victory of Enrique Peña Nieto
  1. in 2018 the PRI lost power again against Andrés Manuel López Obrador
2. the PRI was founded by Plutarco Elías Calles
3. MEXICAN MIRACLE
  1. the Gross National Product and the Gross Domestic Product both increased at a rate of 10% for two straight decades.
  2. The Mexican middle class grew and became very similar to the U.S. middle class. However, the lower class did not really benefit from the miracle.
  3. the country began to industrialize
The PRI Begins to Lose Power
1. in 2000 the PRI candidate FRANCISCO LABASTIDA loses against the PANcandidate VICENTE FOX
2. in 1968 the PRI carried out the Tlatelolco massacre before the Olympic Games
3. on January 1, 1994, armed indigenous groups in Chiapas protested against the Gortari government and NAFTA
The PRI marked the life of the country thanks to its way of governing
1. The country also increased its corruption, impunity and violence.
2. the PRI implemented neoliberalism and globalization in the country

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	Created by Eduardo Torres about 5 years ago