Rodolfo Torre Cantú
Mexican physician and politician and murder victim / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rodolfo Torre Cantú (February 14, 1964 – June 28, 2010) was a Mexican physician and politician.[1] He held a number of public offices, such as Federal deputy, Secretary of Health of Tamaulipas and Director-general of the DIF (National System for Integral Family Development) in Ciudad Victoria.[2] While running for governor of Tamaulipas as the candidate of the PRI, he was assassinated, apparently by agents of a drug cartel.[3][4][5] Torre was murdered alongside a Tamaulipas lawmaker, Enrique Blackmore, on 28 June 2010 near Ciudad Victoria, which is approximately three hours south of Brownsville, Texas.[1][6][5][7] Felipe Calderón promised a full investigation, saying, "the fight against drug cartels must continue".[1][7] He further stated, "This was an act not only against a candidate of a political party but against democratic institutions, and it requires a united and firm response from all those who work for democracy."[1] Torre's assassination is the "highest-profile case of political violence" in Mexico since the murder of Luis Donaldo Colosio.[1][5]
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Personal details | |
Born | (1964-02-14)February 14, 1964 Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
Died | June 28, 2010(2010-06-28) (aged 46) Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
Political party | Institutional Revolutionary Party ( PRI) |
Alma mater | Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas |
Profession | Physician, politician |
In early 2012, Tomás Yarrington, the former governor of Tamaulipas from 1999–2004, was accused of being involved in the slaying of Rodolfo Torre Cantú; the ambush that killed Torre Cantú was allegedly carried out by Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez, the supreme leader of the Gulf Cartel.[8][9]