Vicente Fox Quesada
64th President of Mexico
In office December 1, 2000 – November 30, 2006
Preceded by	Ernesto Zedillo
Succeeded by	Felipe Calderón
Governor of Guanajuato
In office 1995 – 2000
Preceded by	Carlos Medina Plascencia
Succeeded by	Ramón Martín Huerta
Born	July 2, 1942 (1942-07-02) (age 65) Mexico City, Mexico
Nationality	Mexican
Political party	National Action Party
Spouse	Marta Sahagún (2001-Present) Lilian de la Concha (1970-1990)
Religion	Roman Catholic

Vicente Fox Quesada (Spanish pronunciation: [biˈsente foks keˈsada]; born July 2, 1942) was the 64th President of Mexico from 2000 to 2006. The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States (the official title in Spanish is Ciudadano Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León (born December 27, 1951) is a Mexican economist and politician This article is about the current president of Mexico For the Filipino politician and historical figure see Felipe Calderón y Roca. This is a list of the Governors of the Mexican state of Guanajuato since 1917 Carlos Medina Plascencia (b August 14, 1955 in León Guanajuato) is a Mexican politician affiliated to the conservative National Action Ramón Martín Huerta ( January 24, 1957 &mdash September 21, 2005) was a Mexican politician affiliated to the National Action Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The National Action Party ( Spanish Partido Acción Nacional) known by the acronym PAN, is a conservative and Christian democratic Marta Sahagún de Fox (born Marta María Sahagún Jiménez) (frequently called Martita in a more familiar tone became the First Lady of Mexico on Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States (the official title in Spanish is Ciudadano Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. He is currently co-President (with Pier Ferdinando Casini) of the Centrist Democratic International, an international organization of Christian Democratic political parties (which includes Mexico's National Action Party as a member). Pier Ferdinando "Pierferdinando" Casini (born 3 December 1955) is an Italian Politician. The Centrist Democrat International was until 2001 the Christian Democrat International (CDI and before that the Christian Democrat and People's Parties International Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian (and often specifically Catholic) principles to public policy The National Action Party ( Spanish Partido Acción Nacional) known by the acronym PAN, is a conservative and Christian democratic ^[1]

Fox was elected President of Mexico in the 2000 presidential election, a historically significant election that made him the first president elected from an opposition party since Álvaro Obregón in 1920. Mexico held a general election on Sunday July 2 2000. At stake were the Presidency of the Republic, all 500 members of the Chamber of Deputies For other uses including places named after this person see Obregón. The 2000 election was also significant because it was the first presidential election since the end of the Mexican Revolution to be generally considered competitive and fair. The Mexican Revolution (Revolución Mexicana was a major armed struggle that started with an uprising led by Francisco I He was elected with 42 percent of the vote, marking the first time that the then-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party had lost a presidential election. The Institutional Revolutionary Party ( Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) is a Mexican Political party that wielded

After serving as president of Mexico for six years, President Fox returned to his home state of Guanajuato, where he resides with his wife and family. Guanajuato is the name of a state in Mexico and that state's capital city as well as a river in the area Since leaving the presidency, Vicente Fox has been involved in public speaking and the construction of the Vicente Fox Center of Studies, Library and Museum. The Vicente Fox Center of Studies Library and Museum is a presidential history center founded by former President of Mexico (2000-2006 Vicente Fox near his ranch ^[2]

Contents 1 Private life 1.1 Early life and education 1.2 President of Coca-Cola Company 1.3 Marriage 2 Early political career 3 Governor of Guanajuato 4 Campaign for President 4.1 Amigos de Fox 4.2 Election results 5 Fox administration 6 Controversial comments 7 Public image 8 Post-presidential life 8.1 Public speaking 8.2 Autobiography 8.3 Fox Center of Studies, Library and Museum 8.4 Centrist Democratic International 8.5 Statue controversy 8.6 Illicit enrichment accusations 9 See also 10 Notes 11 External links

Private life

Early life and education

Vicente Fox was born in Mexico City on July 2, 1942, the second of nine children. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His father was José Luis Fox Pont, an American citizen^[3] and his mother was Mercedes Quesada Etxaide, a Basque immigrant from Donostia-San Sebastián. The Basques (Euskaldunak are a people who inhabit a region spanning over parts of north-central Spain and southwestern France. Donostia-San Sebastián ( Basque: Donostia, IPA; Spanish: San Sebastián, known officially as Donostia-San Sebastián His paternal grandfather, José Luis Fox Flach, was born Joseph Louis Fuchs in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, son of German Catholic immigrants Louis Fuchs and Catherina Elisabetha Flach. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

It was believed that Vicente Fox's grandfather was of Irish descent, but the Cincinnati Federal Census records (1850, 1860) show that he was of German descent. The Fuchs ('fox' in German) family changed the spelling of their last name to Fox after 1870. In 1890, Joseph L. Fox worked as a shipping clerk for Emerson & Fisher, the carriage makers. ^[4] Given the company's failure,^[5] and Cincinnati's economic stagnation, Joseph emigrated in 1898 to the nearest region that welcomed Catholic immigrants, Mexico, and changed the spelling of his name to José Luis Fox Flach. In 1915 he purchased a ranch in San Francisco del Rincón in Guanajuato,^[6] since then the Fox family seat. San Francisco del Rincón is a city and municipality in the western part of the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. Guanajuato is the name of a state in Mexico and that state's capital city as well as a river in the area

Fox spent his childhood and adolescence at the family ranch. He moved back to Mexico City to attend the Universidad Iberoamericana where he pursued a business degree until 1964 and obtained a diploma in Top Management Skills from the Business School of Harvard University. The Ibero-American University (in Spanish: Universidad Iberoamericana, abbreviated UIA but commonly known as Ibero Harvard Business School ( HBS) is a renowned Business school in the United States ^[7]

President of Coca-Cola Company

In 1964, he went to work for The Coca-Cola Company where he started as a route supervisor and drove a delivery truck. The Coca-Cola Company ( is the world's largest beverage company largest manufacturer distributor and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and Syrups in the world He quickly rose in the company to become supervisor of Coca-Cola's operations in Mexico, and later in all of Latin America. As President of Coca Cola Mexico, Vicente Fox helped out Coca-Cola as Mexico's top-selling soft drink, increasing Coca-Cola's sales by almost 50%. Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries ^[8]

Marriage

Vicente Fox married a receptionist at Coca-Cola, Lilian de la Concha. They adopted four children, Ana Cristina, Vicente, Paulina and Rodrigo. ^[9] In 1990, after 20 years of marriage, Lilian filed for divorce. ^[10]

Vicente Fox married for the second time while in office. He married Marta María Sahagún Jiménez (until then his spokesperson) on July 2, 2001, the first anniversary of his presidential election and his 59th birthday. Marta Sahagún de Fox (born Marta María Sahagún Jiménez) (frequently called Martita in a more familiar tone became the First Lady of Mexico on Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. For both, this was their second marriage.

Early political career

After retiring from Coca-Cola, Vicente Fox began to participate in various public activities in Guanajuato, where he created the Patronato de la Casa Cuna Amigo Daniel, an orphanage. He was president of Patronato Loyola, a sponsor of the León campus of the Universidad Iberoamericana and the Lux Institute. The city of León, formally León de los Aldama is the fifth most populous city in Mexico and the first in the state of Guanajuato. The Ibero-American University (in Spanish: Universidad Iberoamericana, abbreviated UIA but commonly known as Ibero ^[11]

With the support of Manuel Clouthier, Vicente Fox joined the PAN on March 1, 1988. Manuel de Jesús Clouthier del Rincón, also known as Maquío ( June 13, 1934 &ndash October 1, 1989) was a Mexican Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) That same year he ran for and was elected as a member of the congress representing the III Federal District in Guanajuato.

Governor of Guanajuato

After serving in the Chamber of Deputies, Fox returned to Guanajuato to seek the governorship. Congress (formally Congreso de la Unión or Congress of the Union) is the Legislative branch of the Mexican government. In 1991, he sought the position of governor of Guanajuato but lost to Ramón Aguirre Velázquez of the PRI. Guanajuato is the name of a state in Mexico and that state's capital city as well as a river in the area Following the election, local discontent was so great that the state Congress appointed Carlos Medina Plasencia of the National Action Party (PAN) as interim governor. ^[7] Four years later, Fox decided to run again and was elected governor with a large margin at the age of 52. ^[8] According to Mexico’s Federal Electoral Institute, the result was 58% for Fox, to 32% for the candidate of the PRI. The Federal Electoral Institute ( Spanish: Instituto Federal Electoral, IFE is an autonomous public organization responsible for organizing federal elections ^[12]

Since Vicente Fox was elected governor of Guanajuato, the state continues to be governed by candidates of Fox’s party, the PAN.

Campaign for President

In 2000, Vicente Fox decided to run for President of Mexico. The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States (the official title in Spanish is Ciudadano Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos In spite of opposition within his party, Fox secured his candidacy representing the Alliance for Change, a political coalition formed by the National Action Party and the Ecological Green Party of Mexico. See also the Alliance for Change (Guyana and Alliance for Change (UK. During the course of his campaign a presidential debate was organized. There was a disagreement between the three main contenders, Fox, Francisco Labastida of the PRI and Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas of the PRD, and some of the arguments were broadcast on national television, notably the one on whether the debate should be held that same day or the following Friday. Francisco Labastida Ochoa (born August 14, 1942 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa) is a Mexican economist and politician affiliated Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano (born May 1 1934) is a prominent Mexican politician ^[13] For minutes, Fox kept repeating the word "Hoy" meaning "today", originating the famous phrase "hoy, hoy, hoy!". The other candidates decided to postpone the debate, but Fox used that day's airtime anyway. At first the action brought criticism to Fox, but it soon backfired against his opponents when Fox started using his new phrase to gain new supporters as he campaigned for a better future "today". He claimed that his opponents wanted to leave everything for tomorrow, including Mexico's problems. ^[14]

During the presidential debate Francisco Labastida, his main opponent, claimed in a nationally televised debate that Vicente Fox had repeatedly called him a "sissy" and a "cross-dresser". Sissy (sometimes just Sis) is a relationship Nickname formed from sister, given to Girls to indicate their role in the family especially the Cross-dressing is the act of wearing clothing commonly associated with another gender within a particular Society. ^[15]

His campaign slogans were "Ya!" ("Right now!"), "Hoy, hoy, hoy!" ("Today, today, today!"), "Ya ganamos" ("We won" or "We've already won") and "Vota Alianza por el Cambio" meaning "Vote for Alliance for Change".

Amigos de Fox

Amigos de Fox ("Friends of Fox") was a non-profit fund raising group that was instrumental in getting Vicente Fox elected President of Mexico. Amigos de Fox was the name of the civil organization of support of Vicente Fox as the President of Mexico. The phrase was also used as a campaign slogan referring to the millions of people supporting Fox in the 2000 presidential elections. ^[16]

In 2003, money-laundering charges were lodged against the fund raising group, but were dropped a fortnight before the July 2003 mid-term elections. ^[17]

Election results

On July 2, 2000, the day of his 58th birthday, Vicente Fox won the presidential election with 43% (15,989,636 votes) of the popular vote, followed by the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) candidate Francisco Labastida with 36% (13,579,718 votes), and Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) with 17% (6,256,780 votes). Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Institutional Revolutionary Party ( Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) is a Mexican Political party that wielded Francisco Labastida Ochoa (born August 14, 1942 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa) is a Mexican economist and politician affiliated Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano (born May 1 1934) is a prominent Mexican politician The Party of the Democratic Revolution (in Spanish: Partido de la Revolución Democrática, PRD is one of the three main political parties in Mexico. Vicente Fox declared victory that same night, a victory which was ratified by President Zedillo. After the final results were announced, President-elect Vicente Fox met with thousands of supports at the Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City, to address his supporters and celebrate his victory. El Ángel de la Independencia ("The Angel of Independence" most commonly known by the shortened name El Ángel and officially known as Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico His opponents conceded the election later that night.

President-elect Vicente Fox received an enormous amount of media coverage, as well as many congratulating messages and phone calls from world leaders including the President of the United States at the time, Bill Clinton. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States

Fox took office as president on December 1, 2000 marking the first time in Mexico's history that an incumbent government peacefully surrendered power to an elected member of the opposition. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

Fox administration

See article Fox administration

Controversial comments

• In May 2005, a controversy arose over comments Fox made during a meeting with Texas businesspeople in which he said, "There is no doubt that Mexicans, filled with dignity, willingness and ability to work, are doing jobs that not even blacks want to do there in the United States". Vicente Fox was the 64th President of Mexico from December 1 2000 to November 30 2006. This angered many African-Americans in the United States, prompting many black leaders to demand an apology from Fox. The Reverend Al Sharpton requested a formal apology from Fox to the African-American community and called for an economic boycott of Mexican products until an apology was received; he and many African-Americans felt that Fox's comments were insensitive and racist. Alfred Charles "Al" Sharpton Jr (born October 3 1954 is an American Baptist minister political and civil rights / Social justice A boycott is a form of Consumer activism involving the act of voluntarily abstaining from using buying or dealing with someone or some other organization as an expression of List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that The Reverend Jesse Jackson, during a news conference concerning Fox's statement about African-Americans, said that he felt that the comments were, "unwitting, unnecessary and inappropriate" and added that "[Fox's] statement had the impact of being inciting and divisive". Jesse Louis Jackson Sr (born October 8 1941 is an American Civil rights activist and Baptist minister. ^[18]

• Fox was also known to have misspoken the name of Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges as "José Luis Borgués" in the Royal Congress of the Spanish Language. The Real Academia Española (“Royal Spanish Academy” the RAE, is the official royal institution responsible for regulating the Spanish language This error sparked accusations of an "uncultured" President. ^[19]

• In 2006 after Evo Morales refusal to sell natural gas to willing buyers. Juan Evo Morales Ayma (born October 26 1959 in Orinoca, Oruro) popularly known as Evo (ˈeβo is the President of Bolivia since Fox said, "Well, they'll either have to consume it all themselves or they're going to have to eat it. "^[20]

• In yet another controversial move he decided to cancel the parade commemorating the 96th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution to take place November 20, arguing that it's an obsolete celebration in which nobody wants to participate anymore. The Mexican Revolution (Revolución Mexicana was a major armed struggle that started with an uprising led by Francisco I Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Some analysts consider that this is a response to Andrés Manuel López Obrador's alternative presidency assuming to take place the same day. Criticism changes regarding the different sources: while some consider it a smart decision, others view it as a sign of political weakness. ^[21]

• In November 2006, the TV network Telemundo released a video recording previous to an interview with President Fox where he states: "Ya hoy hablo libre, ya digo cualquier tontería, ya no importa, ya total, yo ya me voy", which means "I can speak freely. Telemundo is an American television network based in Hialeah Florida a suburb of Miami Florida. Now I can say any stupidity. It doesn't matter. Anyway, I'm already leaving". Then, during the interview he talked about the violent situation in Oaxaca. The Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), in Spanish phonemically /oa'xaka/ named for its largest city, is one of the The President's office complained about the release of this images and said he was not aware of the camera and microphones being turned on. News agency EFE accused Telemundo of acting unethically, for the video is their intellectual property. EFE is a Spanish news agency created in 1939 by Ramón Serrano Súñer and Manuel Aznar Zubigaray while the former was Spain 's minister of the ^[22]

• In a lecture in the United States, in which he was a keynote speaker, he identified writer Mario Vargas Llosa as a Nobel laureated Colombian, when he is Peruvian (Spanish by naturalization) and not a Nobel Prize winner. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa (born March 28 1936 is a Peruvian writer Politician, Journalist, and Essayist. The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature ^[23]

Public image

During his campaign for president, Vicente Fox became well know for his unique cowboy style and popular charisma. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " With his trademark boots and “Fox” belt buckle, the president's personal style closely resembled that of many stereotypical "Mexicans". A gifted speaker, Fox usually gathered big crowds throughout his six years as president. ^[24]

At six foot five, President Fox easily stood out in most crowds, and is believed to be one of the tallest presidents in Mexican history. ^[25] After his inauguration, President Fox usually only wore suits for formal occasions, opting to wear his signature boots and jeans throughout his many visits around Mexico. ^[26]

When President Fox welcomed U. S. President George W.Bush to his ranch in Guanajuato, both presidents were wearing Fox’s signature black cowboy boots, prompting the Wall Street Journal to call it “The Boot Summit”. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. ^[27]

Post-presidential life

On December 1, 2006, Felipe Calderón, Fox’s former secretary of energy, took office as the President of Mexico. This article is about the current president of Mexico For the Filipino politician and historical figure see Felipe Calderón y Roca. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. On inauguration day, President Fox handed the presidency of the country to his successor in the middle of a huge controversy due to the razor thin difference in the presidential elections. Although Fox had promised a one year stand of silence, he quickly changed his mind and began addressing reporters a few days later.

Public speaking

According to Marion Lloyd of the San Antonio Express-News, President Fox has never been fond of keeping traditions. The San Antonio Express-News is the daily newspaper of San Antonio Texas. ^[28] Vicente Fox's broken tradition is staying visible after his Presidency. Unlike US Presidents, Mexican Presidents usually fade from public view or disappear into exile, leaving the stage to their successor. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by ^[28] This tradition was started when President Lázaro Cárdenas had former president Plutarco Elías Calles escorted out the country for attempting to influence his presidency, and ended with President Fox. This article is about Gen Lázaro Cárdenas del Río For his grandson see Lázaro Cárdenas Batel. Plutarco Elías Calles ( September 25 1877 – October 19 1945) was a Mexican general and politician ^[29]

After leaving office in December 2006, Fox has maintained himself in the public eye by speaking in countries such as Nigeria, Canada and the United States about topics such as the controversial 2006 election and the Iraq war. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign In Mexico, Fox's busy post-presidency has caused much criticism. ^[28] Nevertheless, Fox states, "There is no reason to hold to the anti-democratic rules of those who still live in the authoritarian past…now that Mexico is a democracy, every citizen has the right to express himself, even a former president. "^[28]

In addition, President Fox has expressed interest in campaigning for PAN candidates in future Mexican elections, an action that would make him the first former president in many decades to do so. Given that President Fox is still well-liked and left office with approval ratings looming 70%, many in Mexico are wondering if his support can get candidates elected. ^[30]

Autobiography

Fox's autobiography, entitled Revolution of Hope: The Life, Faith and Dreams of a Mexican President, was released in September 2007, only in English, and only in the United States. ^[31] To promote its release, Fox toured many U. S. cities to do book-signings and interviews with U. S. media. During his tour, however, he faced protests from Mexican immigrants who accused him of illicit enrichment and forcing them to find jobs in the United States. ^[32] Fox remained oblivious to this. He faced the subject several times during interviews, such as the one held with Fox news's Bill O'Reilly, who questioned him hardly about the migration problem between Mexico and the United States. William James O'Reilly Jr (born September 10 1949 is an American television / radio host, Author, Syndicated columnist, and ^[33] Finally, during an interview with Telemundo's Rubén Luengas, the interviewer asked Fox about allegations concerning some properties of Vicente Fox's wife Martha Sahagún. Telemundo is an American television network based in Hialeah Florida a suburb of Miami Florida. After Fox explained the situation he asked the interviewer not to make false accusations and to prove what he was saying. Luengas said "I'm telling you in your face, I'm not a liar". After this Fox walked out of the studio, calling the interviewer a 'liar', 'vulgar', and 'stupid'. ^[34] Upon the book's release, many were surprised to read several excerpts wherein Fox was highly critical of United States' President, George W. Bush, considered by many to be a close friend of Fox's. For example, Fox wrote that Bush was "the cockiest guy I have ever met in my life," and claimed that he was surprised that Bush had ever made it to the White House. Later, in an interview with Larry King, Fox explained that this was a misunderstanding; what he meant by calling George W. Larry King (born November 19, 1933) is an American television/radio host Bush 'cocky' was to say he was 'confident'. ^[35] Fox also referred to Bush in his autobiography as a "windshield cowboy", due to Bush's apparent fear of a horse Vicente offered him to ride. ^[36]

Fox Center of Studies, Library and Museum

See: Vicente Fox Center of Studies, Library and Museum

On January 12, 2007,^[37] over a month after he left office, Vicente Fox announced the construction of a center of studies, library and museum that has been labeled by the US press as Mexico's First Presidential Library. The Vicente Fox Center of Studies Library and Museum is a presidential history center founded by former President of Mexico (2000-2006 Vicente Fox near his ranch Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[38][39][40]The project will be a library, museum, a "center for the advancement of democracy", a study center, and a hotel, and it will be completely privately funded. ^[41][42] It is expected to be a genuine U. S. style presidential library. It will be built in his home state of Guanajuato, in his home town of San Francisco del Rincón. Guanajuato is the name of a state in Mexico and that state's capital city as well as a river in the area San Francisco del Rincón is a city and municipality in the western part of the state of Guanajuato, Mexico.

While museums are abundant throughout the country, it has nothing comparable to a presidential library where personal documents, records, and gifts amassed by a country’s leader are opened to the public. Fox’s library will be modeled after the Bill Clinton Library in Little Rock, Arkansas,^[43] which, according to the former President, will allow Mexicans to enjoy, for the first time in Mexico’s history, the liberty to review the documents, images and records that made up his six years as president. The William J Clinton Presidential Center and Park includes the Clinton Presidential library and the offices of the Clinton Foundation and the University of Arkansas ^[44]

According to the official website, the construction of the Center is in progress and advancing. ^[45] Final completion of the library is expected by late 2007.

Centrist Democratic International

On September 20, 2007, Fox was elected Co-President (along with the re-elected Pier Ferdinando Casini) of the Centrist Democratic International at its leader's meeting in Rome. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Pier Ferdinando "Pierferdinando" Casini (born 3 December 1955) is an Italian Politician. The Centrist Democrat International was until 2001 the Christian Democrat International (CDI and before that the Christian Democrat and People's Parties International Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 The CDI is the international organization of political parties that counts Fox's party, the National Action Party, as a member. The National Action Party ( Spanish Partido Acción Nacional) known by the acronym PAN, is a conservative and Christian democratic ^[46]

Statue controversy

In October 2007, an announcement was made in the municipality of Boca del Río, Veracruz, that a 3 meter (10 ft) statue of Vicente Fox was to be erected to honor the former president. Boca del Río is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city also serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave is one of the 31 states that constitute the republic of Mexico. This aroused much criticism from the opposition Party of the Democratic Revolution and Mexican media towards Boca del Río's mayor, who is affiliated with the National Action Party, of which Fox is also a member. The Party of the Democratic Revolution (in Spanish: Partido de la Revolución Democrática, PRD is one of the three main political parties in Mexico.

The statue was put in place amidst protests on the dawn of October 13, 2007. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The inauguration was to have been held on October 14, 2007. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Some hours after the installation, however, a crowd of about 100 people brought the statue down with a rope, damaging it. The statue was later put back in place for the inauguration, then taken away for repairs. ^[47]

PAN members accused Veracruz's governor, Fidel Herrera Beltrán, of ordering the attack on the statue, while Fox called him "intolerant". Fidel Herrera Beltrán ( Nopaltepec Veracruz, March 7 1949) is a Mexican politician and current Governor of Veracruz Some sources in the media considered that the installation of the statue was inappropriate, since former President Fox was facing allegations relating to an illicit enrichment scandal.

Many of the protesters were members of the centrist Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which governed Mexico for much of the 20th century, until Fox (of the conservative National Action Party [PAN]) won the 2000 presidential election, ousting the PRI from power. The Institutional Revolutionary Party ( Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) is a Mexican Political party that wielded ^[48]

Illicit enrichment accusations

After the publication of an interview with pictures Fox's ranch on social magazine Quién, criticism of Fox's wealth increase during his administration spiked. Later into 2007 accusations formalized into a congressional investigation with Lino Korrodi's evidence at the center. ^[49] No results have been produced from the investigation.

See also

• List of Presidents of Mexico
• National Action Party (Mexico)
• Mexican general election, 2000
• Foxilandia

Notes

External links

• Vicente Fox website during his Presidency
• Vicente Fox Museum and Library
• Extended bio and presidential tenure, by CIDOB Foundation
• Vicente Fox Interview on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos

Preceded by unknown	Co-President of Centrist Democrat International 2006–present	Succeeded by incumbent
Preceded by Ernesto Zedillo	President of Mexico 2000–2006	Succeeded by Felipe Calderón
Preceded by Carlos Medina Plascencia (interim)	Governor of Guanajuato 1995–2000	Succeeded by Ramón Martín Huerta (substitute)
Preceded by Diego Fernández de Cevallos	PAN presidential candidate 2000	Succeeded by Felipe Calderón

Persondata
NAME	Fox Quesada, Vicente
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Mexican president
DATE OF BIRTH	July 2, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mexico City, Mexico
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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