Vicente Fox

Vicente Fox Quesada (born July 2, 1942) is the current president of Mexico. He was elected in the 2000 presidential election, a historically significant election that made him the first president elected from an opposition party since Francisco I. Madero in 1910. His current term runs through 2006, after which he has said he will retire from political life – re-election is not possible under the Constitution of Mexico.

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July 2 - 1942 - President - Mexico - 2000 presidential election - Francisco I. Madero - 1910 - 2006 - Constitution of Mexico

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Fox was born in Mexico City to a wealthy Mexican family of mixed Spanish-Irish descent (his father was of part-Irish descent and his mother from the Spanish province of Asturias) of Guanajuato. His education included the Universidad Iberoamericana and seminars imparted by lecturers from the Business School of Harvard University. After the end of his education he went to work for The Coca-Cola Company, starting off as a route supervisor and driving a delivery truck. He rose in the company to become supervisor of Coca-Cola's operations in Mexico, and then in all of Latin America, despite the fact he did not graduate from university until he became a presidential candidate in 2000.

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Mexico City - Mexican - Spanish - Irish - Guanajuato - Universidad Iberoamericana - Harvard University - The Coca-Cola Company - Latin America - 2000

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