Essay | Vicente Fox

Vicente Fox

Vicente Fox Quesada, the current president of Mexico, ended the 71 year rule of the Institutional Revolutionary Party in Mexico when he was elected president on December 1, 2000. Fox belongs to the National Action Party that represents the democratic power in Mexico. His drive and passion has drastically improved the nation's economy.

Fox was born in Mexico City on July 2, 1942. He grew up on the San Cristobal Ranch with his nine siblings in the state of Guanajuato. Fox credits his childhood background for teaching him to "see close up one of the evils that unnecessarily allifted our country, poverty." Despite any drawbacks he faced, Fox studied business administration at the Libero-American University. He successfully worked...
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