Rodolfo T. Loaiza

Rodolfo T. Loaiza (27 June 1893 - 21 February 1944) was a Mexican politician who was Governor of Sinaloa from 1940 to 1944. He was murdered on February 21, 1944, in the patio of the Belmar Hotel, in Mazatlán, Sinaloa.^[1] The murderer, Rodolfo Valdés, 'El Gitano', was one of the first hitmen in Sinaloa. After being on the run for a while was captured and sentenced to prison.^[2]

Preceded byAlfredo Delgado Ibarra

Succeeded byTeodoro Cruz R.

Born(1893-06-27)27 June 1893

San Javier, Sinaloa

Died21 February 1944(1944-02-21) (aged 50)

Mazatlán, Sinaloa

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Rodolfo T. Loaiza
Governor of Sinaloa
In office 1 January 1941 – 21 February 1944
Preceded by	Alfredo Delgado Ibarra
Succeeded by	Teodoro Cruz R.
Personal details
Born	(1893-06-27)27 June 1893 San Javier, Sinaloa
Died	21 February 1944(1944-02-21) (aged 50) Mazatlán, Sinaloa
Party	Institutional Revolutionary Party
Profession	Politician

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