Práxedes Giner Durán

Práxedes Giner Durán (February 15, 1893 – May 13, 1978) was a Mexican military official, politician, and member of the then-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He participated in the Mexican Revolution as a part of Pancho Villa's famed División del Norte and became an icon in his home state.[2] He was the Governor of Chihuahua from 1962 until 1968.

Práxedes Giner Durán
Governor of Chihuahua
In office
October 4, 1962  October 3, 1968
Preceded byTeófilo Borunda
Succeeded byOscar Flores Sánchez
Personal details
Born(1893-02-15)February 15, 1893
Camargo, Chihuahua[1]
DiedMay 13, 1978(1978-05-13) (aged 85)
Chihuahua City, Chihuahua
Political party PRI
SpouseHonorata Díaz de Bustamante
OccupationGeneral officer

References

  1. Rubio, Mariano (2 September 2021). "Solo 3 gobernadores en la historia de Chihuahua nacieron en Juárez". El Heraldo de Juárez (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. Ainslie, Ricardo C. (2013). The Fight to Save Juárez: Life in the Heart of Mexico's Drug War. University of Texas Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-292-73890-4.
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