Almazán, Juan Andréu (1891–1965)

Juan Andréu Almazán (b. 12 May 1891; d. 9 October 1965), Mexican politician. Almazán, a general, was an important figure during and immediately following the Mexican Revolution (1910–1920). Noted for his candidacy in the Mexican presidential election of 1940, Almazán represented the Revolutionary Party of National Unification (Partido Revolucionario de Unificación Nacional—PRUN) in opposition to the government candidate, General Manuel Ávila Camacho, who was chosen to succeed President Lázaro Cárdenas. The campaign generated considerable electoral violence, and some observers expected Almazán to lead a rebellion against the government after losing. Instead he went into exile in Panama, Cuba, and the United States. He returned to Mexico in 1947, and was a businessman until his death in Mexico City.

See alsoMexico, Political Parties: National Revolutionary Party (PNR) .

BIBLIOGRAPHY

James W. Wilkie, México visto en el siglo XX (1969).

Albert L. Michaels, The Mexican Election of 1940 (1971).

Roderic A. Camp, Mexican Political Biographies, 1935–1981 (1982), p. 16.

Additional Bibliography

Langston, Joy. "Breaking Out Is Hard to Do: Exit, Voice, and Loyalty in Mexico's One-Party Hegemonic Regime." Latin American Politics and Society 44 (Autumn 2002): 71-88.

Moguel, Josefina. Juan Andreu Almazán. Mexico City: Planeta DeAgostini, 2003.

Mora García, Carlos. Almazanismo y Salinismo, 1940–1988: Dos expresiones políticas del liberalismo revolucionario mexicano. Mexico City: Cactus, 2001.

                                   Roderic Ai Camp