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Wednesday, 25 May 2016

Obituaries

Luis H. Álvarez at a 1987 news conference in Mexico City. The previous year, he had gone on a hunger strike to call attention to accusations of vote-rigging in local elections.
Luis Álvarez, Leading Figure in Mexico's National Action Party, Dies at 96

By PAULINA VILLEGAS

Mr. Álvarez dedicated his life to the fight for democracy in Mexico and was steadfast in his efforts to end the long rule of the Institutional Revolutionary Party.
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