Politician, Governor of Chiapas. Manuel Velasco Suárez was a Mexican politician who served as the governor of Chiapas from 1970 to 1976. He obtained a degree in Medicine from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). As governor of Chiapas, Velasco Suárez focused on modernizing the state's infrastructure, including the construction of highways, hospitals, and schools, including the foundation of the Autonomous University of Chiapas, and the State School of Medicine. During his tenure, Velasco Suárez also faced significant challenges, including social unrest and political conflicts. In 1974, a group of indigenous people known as the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) staged an uprising in Chiapas, demanding better living conditions and political representation for the state's indigenous population. Velasco Suárez retired from politics in 1976 and returned to his job as a professor at the UNAM School of Medicine.
Politician, Governor of Chiapas. Manuel Velasco Suárez was a Mexican politician who served as the governor of Chiapas from 1970 to 1976. He obtained a degree in Medicine from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). As governor of Chiapas, Velasco Suárez focused on modernizing the state's infrastructure, including the construction of highways, hospitals, and schools, including the foundation of the Autonomous University of Chiapas, and the State School of Medicine. During his tenure, Velasco Suárez also faced significant challenges, including social unrest and political conflicts. In 1974, a group of indigenous people known as the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) staged an uprising in Chiapas, demanding better living conditions and political representation for the state's indigenous population. Velasco Suárez retired from politics in 1976 and returned to his job as a professor at the UNAM School of Medicine.
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