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Mexico

René Juárez, Politician
28Jul By Web TeamNo Comments
Mexico, Profiles

René Juárez, Politician

René Juárez, one of Mexico’s few Black politicians has died after contracting COVID-19 in April. He once served as governor of the Pacific coast state of Guerrero, which, along with neighboring Oaxaca and the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, are home to much of Mexico’s relatively small Black population. He was only the second governor in Mexico of African descent. Juárez, 65, also served as party leader of the former ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, known as the PRI. Dulce Maria Sauri the head of the PRI in the lower house of Congress confirmed Juárez’s death Monday, and said it was the result of COVID-19. Sauri wrote in her social media accounts that legislators mourned the death of Juárez, “who like many Mexicans has lost the battle with COVID-19. We have lost a great ma...
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Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez, footballer
15Jun By Web TeamNo Comments
Mexico, Noteworthy, Profiles

Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez, footballer

  Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez ‑ a Mexican football striker who played for the Mexico national team between 1965 and 1970, gaining 55 caps and scoring 8 goals – died from Covid-19 on June 14, 2020. He was part of the Mexico squad for the 1966 and 1970 World Cups. At club level, Padilla played for Pumas, Atlante, and Veracruz.    
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Manuel Felguérez, abstract artist
8Jun By Web TeamNo Comments
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Manuel Felguérez, abstract artist

Manuel Felguérez Barra ‑ a Mexican abstract artist, part of the Generación de la Ruptura which broke with the muralist movement of Diego Rivera and others in the mid 20th century – passed away after contracting coronavirus on June 8, 2020. Felguérez was born in the state of Zacatecas in 1928, but political instability caused his family to lose their land there and move to Mexico City. In 1947, he had the chance to travel to Europe and, impressed with the art there, decided to dedicate himself to the vocation. Unhappy with the education at the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico, he did most of his studies in France, where he specialized in abstract art, something that was not accepted in Mexico at the time. His exhibitions were initially limited to galleries and the production of "sculpted...
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Jaime Hernández Rodríguez, OB-GYN
22May By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Mexico, Profiles

Jaime Hernández Rodríguez, OB-GYN

Jaime Hernández Rodríguez – an OB-GYN at IMSS Hospital General de Zona No. 13, Matamoros, Tamaluipas, Mexico – passed away after suffering from COVID-19.  It was reported on 22 May, 2020. The Executive Committee of Section 10 of the National Union of Social Security Workers (SNTSS), whose general secretary is Pedro Luis Ramírez Perales, regretted the death of the doctor. "We are in mourning. Matamoros doctor dies victim of covid-19 contingency. Today we are in a lot of pain, Dr. Hernández we are going to miss you, your family and the entire IMSS Tamaulipas mourn this loss." Source: Milenio Please help us in adding details.
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Trinidad Arteaga, Nurse
21May By Web TeamNo Comments
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Trinidad Arteaga, Nurse

Trinidad Arteaga - a Nurse (retired) at Clínica ISSSTE Jojutla, Jojutla, Morelos, Mexico – passed away on 20 May,2020, due to COVID-19. Trinidad Arteaga, originally from Galeana in the sugarcane area, had retired from ISSSTE. Source: Cronica Morelos Please help us in adding details.
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Julio Hernández Hernández, General Practitioner
21May By Web TeamNo Comments
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Julio Hernández Hernández, General Practitioner

Julio Hernández Hernández – a Family Medicine/General Practitioner at Centro de Salud de Tlaxcoapan, Tlaxcoapan, Hidalgo, Mexico - passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 21 May 2020. Julio was 45 years old. Source:Facebook Please help us in adding details.
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