Enrique Salinas Explained

Enrique Salinas
Birth Name:Enrique Eduardo Guillermo Salinas de Gortari
Birth Date:November 15, 1952
Death Date:December 6, 2004 (aged 52)
Death Place:municipality of Huixquilucan, Estado de México, on the outskirts of Mexico City
Nationality:Mexican
Death Cause:murder by asphyxiation

Enrique Eduardo Guillermo Salinas de Gortari (November 15, 1952  - December 6, 2004)[1] was the third of four brothers of former president of Mexico Carlos Salinas.[2]

Death

On December 6, 2004 his corpse was found, with a plastic bag placed over his head, inside a Volkswagen Passat.[3] The vehicle was abandoned in the upmarket municipality of Huixquilucan, Estado de México, on the outskirts of Mexico City. The authorities (PGJEM) gave asphyxiation as the cause of death.[4]

Background

Unlike his brothers ex-president Carlos and convicted felon Raúl, Enrique had eschewed the world of politics in favour of the business sector.

Salinas' widow and kids reside in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Notes and References

  1. News: McKinley. James C. Jr.. 2005-12-10. Killing of Ex-President's Brother Is Still a Mexican Mystery. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-09-05. 0362-4331.
  2. Web site: 2015-03-25. Ex-Mexican President's Brother Found Murdered. 2020-09-05. Associated Press. en-US.
  3. Web site: 2004-12-07. Body of Salinas' Brother Found. 2020-09-05. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  4. Web site: "Enrique Salinas De Gortari, Brother of Former President, Found Strangled" - SourceMex Economic News & Analysis on Mexico, January 26, 2005 .