What is Luis Donaldo Colosio?
'''Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta''' ({{IPA-es|lwiz ðoˈnalðo koˈlosjo muˈrjeta}}; 10 February 1950 &ndash; 23 March 1994) was a [[Mexico|Mexican]] politician and economist. He was the 1994 [[Institutional Revolutionary Party|PRI]] presidential candidate and until his [[assassination]] was the [[front-runner]] for the [[President of Mexico|presidency]]. He was born in [[Magdalena de Kino]], [[Sonora]]. From 1985 to 1988, he was a member of the [[Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)|Chamber of Deputies]]. From 1988 to 1992, he was President of the [[Institutional Revolutionary Party]]. From 1992 to 1993, Colosio was [[Secretariat of Welfare (Mexico)|Secretary of Social Development]] during the [[Carlos Salinas de Gortari]] presidency. == Death == Colosio was shot in the head at a campaign rally in [[Tijuana]], [[Baja California]] on 23 March 1994.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=colosio+assassination&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Acolosio+assassination The Assassination of Luis Donaldo Colosio], Books about the assassination of Colosio (English)</ref> He was pronounced dead at the scene. He was 44 years old.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=colosio+assassination&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Acolosio+assassination The Assassination of Luis Donaldo Colosio], Books about the assassination of Colosio (English)</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Colosio, Luis Donaldo}} [[Category:1950 births]] [[Category:1994 deaths]] [[Category:Mexican politicians]] [[Category:Mexican economists]] [[Category:Mexican activists]] [[Category:Murders by firearm]] [[Category:Assassinated Mexican people]] [[Category:People from Baja California (state)]] {{bio-stub}}