Juan Ramón de la Fuente
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Juan Ramón de la Fuente (born 1951) is the rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) from 1999. He was appointed by President Ernesto Zedillo to solve the 10-month student strike that began under the previous UNAM administration, which he solved using police force [1].
Born in Mexico City, he obtained his M.D. at UNAM's School of Medicine in 1976 and later studied psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic at Rochester, Minnesota, United States. Before assuming his position at the UNAM, he had previously served as Secretary of Health in the cabinet of Ernesto Zedillo from 1994 to 1995.
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- ^ Mexican police storm university February 7, 2000. Retrieved on February 14, 2006 from the BBC website
Preceded by Francisco Barnes |
Rector of the UNAM 1999–incumbent |
Succeeded by Incumbent |