López Mateos

[ law-pes mah-te-aws ]

noun

1. A·dol·fo [ah-, thawl, -faw], 1910–69, Mexican lawyer and politician: president of Mexico 1958–64.

Example Sentences

López Obrador has long admired former President Adolfo López Mateos, who nationalized Mexico’s electrical industry in 1960.

From Seattle Times

He later held posts in the navy and Education Department, advanced to chief administrative officer of the PRI and organized the presidential campaign of Adolfo Lopez Mateos, who served as Mexico’s leader from 1958-64.

From Washington Times

The federal environmental protection agency says in a statement that the whale swam into a shallow canal near Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos last Thursday and was then stranded by the ebbing tide.

From Seattle Times

The fear and loathing Mexicans feel for Trump could translate into more votes in 2018 for Lopez Obrador, who advocates a sort of return to the hyper-nationalist days of the early 1960s personified by ex-President Adolfo Lopez Mateos.

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With the Cold War simmering in the background, Kennedy and Mexican President Adolfo Lopez Mateos announced a resolution to the Chamizal dilemma was imminent.

From Washington Times