Knowra Vicente Fox Vicente Fox Vicente Fox is a Mexican politician who served as president of Mexico from 2000 to 2006. His election ended 71 years of uninterrupted rule by the Institutional Revolutionary Party.
2000 Mexican general election : Mexico’s national election in 2000, in which Vicente Fox won the presidency. Fox’s victory made this election the turning point in the PRI’s presidential dominance.
President of Mexico : The head of state and government of Mexico, elected for a single six-year term. Fox held this office, whose constitutional powers shaped his administration.
Manuel Clouthier : A Mexican businessman and National Action Party politician who ran for president in 1988. His campaign helped establish the opposition path Fox later followed.
Mexican immigration to the United States : The movement of people from Mexico to the United States, shaped by labor demand, family ties, and border policy. Fox pursued migration agreements with the United States, but negotiations stalled after the September 11 attacks.
Authoritarianism in Mexico : The concentration of political power in Mexico under long-standing one-party rule, especially during much of the twentieth century. Fox’s election challenged the political practices associated with PRI dominance.
Institutional Revolutionary Party : A Mexican political party that governed the country continuously from 1929 to 2000. Fox defeated the party whose uninterrupted presidential rule his election ended.
Mexican Congress : Mexico’s bicameral federal legislature, consisting of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies. Opposition control of Congress constrained Fox’s ability to pass major reforms.
Felipe Calderón : A Mexican politician who succeeded Fox as president in 2006 and belonged to the National Action Party. Calderón continued the PAN’s presidential tenure after Fox.
North American Free Trade Agreement : A trade agreement among Mexico, the United States, and Canada that took effect in 1994. Fox governed as NAFTA shaped Mexico’s trade and economic policy.
Electoral fraud in Mexico : The manipulation or disputed administration of elections in Mexico, most notably in controversies surrounding the 1988 presidential vote. The accepted transfer of power in 2000 contrasted with earlier election disputes.
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