Alfredo Valdés Montoya
Governor of Sinaloa
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Alfredo Valdés Montoya (14 February 1920 - 14 February 2014) was a Mexican politician who was governor of Sinaloa from 1969 to 1974. He was born on February 14, 1920, in Villa de Ahome, Sinaloa. He studied a Bachelor's Degree in Economics at the University of Guadalajara. He then worked in the federal Treasury Department. He developed the industrial and urban planning scheme of Mazatlán, Culiacán, Guasave and Ahome.[1] He gave the communities in the highlands paved roads and complete school services.[2] During his governorship, Sinaloa then achieved an annual growth rate of 7.5 percent, far exceeding the national growth rate. He married Judith Gaxiola and had 4 children, Mara, Judith, Alfredo and Alfonso. He died in Culiacán on his 94th birthday of a heart attack.[3] A day later, a body ceremony was held in the central courtyard of the Government Palace, attended by several politicians and former governors.[4]
Alfredo Valdés Montoya | |
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Portrait of Alfredo Valdés Montoya | |
| Governor of Sinaloa | |
| In office January 1, 1969 – December 31, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Leopoldo Sánchez Celis |
| Succeeded by | Alfonso G. Calderón |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alfredo Valdés Montoya February 14, 1920 |
| Died | February 14, 2014 (aged 94) Culiacán, Sinaloa |
| Spouse | Judith Gaxiola |
| Children | Mara, Judith, Alfredo and Alfonso |
| Parent(s) | Rosalino Valdés Felícitas Montoya |
