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José López Portillo 2004 Deaths

José López PortilloAge: 83 Mexican politician who, as president from 1976 to 1982, led the country to near financial collapse with profligate spending and an allegedly corrupt government.…

Portillo y Pacheco, José López

(Encyclopedia) Portillo y Pacheco, José López, 1920–, president of Mexico (1976–82). He held various government posts before becoming minister of finance in 1971. As president, he greatly expanded…

Aznar López, José María

(Encyclopedia) Aznar López, José MaríaAznar López, José Maríahōzāˈ märēˈə äsˈnär lōˈpās [key], 1953–, Spanish politician, prime minister of Spain (1996–2004), b. Madrid. Originally a lawyer and tax…

Andrés Manuel López Obrador, 2005 News

popular leftist mayor of Mexico City, won a major battle with President Vicente Fox's government in April, when the president bowed to public pressure and agreed to allow López Obrador run…

Edward López PASTOR, Congress, AZ (1943)

PASTOR Ed , a Representative from Arizona; born in Claypool, Gila County, Ariz., June 28, 1943; B.A., Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz., 1966; J.D., Arizona State College of Law, Tempe, Ariz…

Out of Sight<span class="date" >(1998)</span>

Universal; rental pricingFeature; RDirector:Steven SoderberghCast:George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez This low-key, sexy neo-noir not only proved smirky George Clooney was leading-man material…

Guaidó, Juan

(Encyclopedia) Guaidó, Juan (Juan Gerardo Guaidó Márquez), 1983–, Venezuelan political leader. An industrial engineer by training, he helped establish the Popular Will party in 2009 and was a protégé…

Alarcón, Hernando de

(Encyclopedia) Alarcón, Hernando deAlarcón, Hernando deārnänˈdō dā älärkōnˈ [key], fl. 1540, Spanish explorer in the Southwest. He was given command of a fleet that was supposed to support the land…

Villeda Morales, Ramón

(Encyclopedia) Villeda Morales, RamónVilleda Morales, Ramónrämōnˈ vēyāˈᵺä mōräˈlās [key], 1909–71, president of Honduras (1957–63). A physician, he was prominent in the Liberal party and served as…