Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, also known by his initials AMLO, is a Mexican politician who is the 65th and current president of Mexico since 2018. He previously served as Head of Government of Mexico City from 2000 to 2005.
Some of the key events about Andrés Manuel López Obrador
- 1976Joined the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and began his political career
- 1988Left the PRI to support Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas' presidential campaign
- 1988Participated in blocking Pemex oil wells in Tabasco as part of protests against alleged electoral fraud
- 1989Helped found the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD)
- 1996Became the national leader of the PRD
- 2000Elected as Head of Government of Mexico City
- 2000Accused of violating campaign finance laws during his run for Mexico City mayor
- 2003Implemented the "Pension for the Elderly" program in Mexico City
- 2004Ignored a Supreme Court order to halt construction on a hospital access road
- 2006Ran for President of Mexico for the first time
- 2006Led protests and declared himself the "legitimate president" after losing a close election
- 2006Blocked major streets in Mexico City for weeks, disrupting traffic and business
- 2011Founded the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA)
- 2012Accused the winning presidential candidate of vote-buying and media bias without providing strong evidence
- 2014MORENA became an official political party under his leadership
- 2017Proposed amnesty for some drug cartel leaders, drawing criticism from victims' families
- 2018Elected as the 58th President of Mexico
- 2018Canceled a partially-built $13 billion airport project, causing economic uncertainty
- 2020Downplayed the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and resisted implementing strict measures
- 2022Pushed through controversial electoral reforms that critics say weaken the country's electoral institute
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