Práxedes Giner Durán

Práxedes Giner Durán (February 15, 1893 – May 13, 1978) was a Mexican military official, politician, and member of the then-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He participated in the Mexican Revolution as a part of Pancho Villa's famed División del Norte and became an icon in his home state.[2] He represented Chihuahua's sixth district in the Chamber of Deputies from 1928 to 1930[3] and was the governor of Chihuahua from 1962 until 1968.

Práxedes Giner Durán
Governor of Chihuahua
In office
October 4, 1962 – October 3, 1968
Preceded byTeófilo Borunda
Succeeded byOscar Flores Sánchez
Personal details
Born(1893-02-15)February 15, 1893
Camargo, Chihuahua[1]
DiedMay 13, 1978(1978-05-13) (aged 85)
Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Political partyPRI
SpouseHonorata Díaz de Bustamante
OccupationGeneral officer

In 1965, while serving as governor, he allegedly ordered the massacre of a group of farmers and teachers who were protesting for land reform in the town of Ciudad Madera, and ordered that the bodies be buried in a mass grave.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Rubio, Mariano (2 September 2021). "Solo 3 gobernadores en la historia de Chihuahua nacieron en Juárez". El Heraldo de Juárez (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ Ainslie, Ricardo C. (2013). The Fight to Save Juárez: Life in the Heart of Mexico's Drug War. University of Texas Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-292-73890-4.
  3. ^ "Legislatura 33" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  4. ^ Gisbert, Manuel Bayo (2024-05-08). "Opinion | Looking for the Missing People of Mexico". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
Preceded by Governor of Chihuahua
1962–1968
Succeeded by