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{{Villain_Infobox|Image = Luis Echeverría.jpg|fullname = Luis Echeverría Álvarez|origin = Mexico City, Mexico|occupation = President of Mexico (1970-1976)|hobby = Suppress protesters|goals = Suppress youth movements (partially successful)|crimes = [[Genocide]]<br>Mass repression<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Censorship]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>Corruption<br>Forced disappearences|type of villain = Corrupt President}}
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'''Luis Echeverría Álvarez''' (born January 17, 1922) is a Mexican politician and lawyer, member of the [[Institutional Revolutionary Party]] (PRI) and president of Mexico from 1970 to 1976.
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{{Important}}'''Luis Echeverría Álvarez''' (January 17, 1922 - July 8, 2022) was a Mexican politician and lawyer, member of the [[Institutional Revolutionary Party]] (PRI) and president of Mexico from 1970 to 1976.


He was born in 1922 in Mexico City and in 1946 he joined the PRI, where he worked for the party's president, as secretary to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada.
He was born in 1922 in Mexico City and in 1946 he joined the PRI, where he worked for the party's president, as secretary to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada.
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In the 1990s Echeverría began to be formally investigated for his involvement in both the 1968 massacre and the killing of more than a dozen protesters by police in 1971. He later faced genocide charges for both incidents, but, after numerous legal maneuvers, a federal court in 2009 ruled that Echeverría could not be tried for the killings.
In the 1990s Echeverría began to be formally investigated for his involvement in both the 1968 massacre and the killing of more than a dozen protesters by police in 1971. He later faced genocide charges for both incidents, but, after numerous legal maneuvers, a federal court in 2009 ruled that Echeverría could not be tried for the killings.


He is the oldest living former President of Mexico, having turned 100 on January 17, 2022.
He was the oldest president of Mexico, turning 100 on January 17, 2022
 
He later died on July 8, 2022.


== Villainy ==
== Villainy ==
During his presidency, a large number of human rights violations were experienced, mainly repressing youth movements and left-wing opponents, being tortured and executed on Echeverría's orders.
During his presidency, a large number of human rights violations were experienced, mainly repressing youth movements and left-wing opponents, being tortured and executed on Echeverría's orders.


During his presidency, things such as the prohibition of rock music, multiple forced disappearances, the use of death squads such as the [[Halcones]], multiple massacres of students, and an economic crisis at the end of his term were highlighted.
During his presidency, things such as the prohibition of rock music, multiple forced disappearances, the use of [[death squad]]s such as the [[Halcones]], multiple massacres of students, and an economic crisis at the end of his term were highlighted.


He is also the only president of Mexico who has been accused of genocide.
He is also the only president of Mexico who has been accused of genocide.
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