12/12/1934 - 4/1/2012
Legacies of World Leaders: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Miguel de la Madrid
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Former President Miguel de la Madrid, who led Mexico from 1982 to 1988 during an economic crisis and a devastating earthquake, died Sunday at age 77, the government said.
President Felipe Calderon called De la Madrid "a Mexican with a profound commitment to the country" in a statement confirming his death. The cause of death was not revealed, but the former president had been hospitalized in Mexico City with respiratory problems since Dec. 17.
His term was a grim time...