Antonio Toledo Corro

Antonio Toledo Corro (1 April 1919 – 6 July 2018) was a Mexican politician and a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Born in Escuinapa de Hidalgo, he served as mayor of Mazatlan from 1959 to 1962. Toledo ran a tractor business and was the director of a newspaper.[1] He was Secretary of the Agrarian Reform of Mexico during the term of President José López Portillo, a personal friend, from 1978 to 1980. Toledo was Governor of Sinaloa from 1981 to 1986. During his tenure a highway connecting Culiacán with Guasave was built, and the Universidad de Occidente and the Colegio de Bachilleres de Sinaloa were founded. However, drug violence also increased substantially, with 6,500 homicides reported. Toledo was married to Estela Ortiz and had three sons. He died on July 6, 2018, at the age of 99.[2] He had been hospitalized in a Mazatlan hospital since June 29, and had been suffering from several different ailments, including pneumonia.[1]

Antonio Toledo Corro
Governor of Sinaloa
In office
January 1, 1981 – December 31, 1986
Preceded byAlfonso Calderón Velarde
Succeeded byFrancisco Labastida
Secretary of Agrarian Reform of Mexico
In office
July 6, 1978 – April 15, 1983
PresidentJosé López Portillo
Preceded byJorge Rojo Lugo
Succeeded byJavier García Paniagua
Personal details
Born(1919-04-01)April 1, 1919
Escuinapa de Hidalgo, Sinaloa
DiedJuly 6, 2018(2018-07-06) (aged 99)
Mazatlán, Sinaloa
Political party PRI

References
  1. "Fallece el exgobernador de Sinaloa Antonio Toledo Corro". Vanguardia (in Spanish). July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  2. Velasquez, Carlos (July 7, 2018). "Fallece Antonio Toledo Corro, exgobernador de Sinaloa". El Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved July 8, 2018.
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