Manuel Ávila Camacho

Manuel Ávila Camacho was a Mexican politician and military leader who served as the President of Mexico from 1940 to 1946. Despite participating in the Mexican Revolution and achieving a high rank, he came to the presidency of Mexico because of his direct connection to General Lázaro Cárdenas and served him as a right-hand man as his Chief of his General Staff during the Mexican Revolution and afterwards. He was called affectionately by Mexicans "The Gentleman President". As president, he pursued "national policies of unity, adjustment, and moderation." His administration completed the transition from military to civilian leadership, ended confrontational anticlericalism, reversed the push for socialist education, and restored a working relationship with the US during World War II.

24 April 1897

Born on the same birth date (24 April 1897): Benjamin Lee Whorf

Born on the same birth day (24 April): Aaron Cunningham • Alessandro Costacurta • Clemens Binninger • Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua • Gus Bodnar • Józef Gosławski (sculptor) • Laura Kenny • Maarja Nummert • Marion Caspers-Merk • Paul Cellucci • Phil Watson • Ralph Winter (producer) • Sandy Herd • Toomas Tohver • Yuko Nakanishi

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