Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
Born	13 November 1953  Tepetitán,  Tabasco,  Mexico
Alma mater	National Autonomous University of Mexico
Parents	Andrés López Ramón Manuela Obrador González
Children	4
Spouse	Rocío Beltrán Medina
Party	Institutional Revolutionary,  (1976–1989),  Democratic Revolution,  (1989–2012),  National Regeneration Movement,  (2012–present)
President of Mexico. Much disliked in certain circles north of the border.  President of Mexico In office 1 December 2018 - 30 September 2024 Preceded by Enrique Peña Nieto Succeeded by Claudia Sheinbaum  Head of Government of Mexico City In office 5 December 2000 - 29 July 2005

Andrés Manuel López Obrador sometimes referred to by his initials AMLO, is a Mexican politician who was President of Mexico from 2018 until 2024.

Inauguration speech

López Obrador won a victory in the 1 July elections after two previous, unsuccessful runs for the presidency and he is the country's first leftist president for decades since the Mexican Revolution to rise to prominence as a leftist leader.

In his first speech to Congress, President López Obrador pledged:

"A peaceful and orderly transition, but one that is deep and radical ... because we will end the corruption and impunity that prevent Mexico's rebirth. I promise, and I'm a man of my word, that the investments of foreign and international investors will be safe, and we will even create conditions that will allow them to get good returns because in Mexico there will be honesty, rule of law, clear rules, economic growth and confidence. We are going to govern for everyone, but we are going to give preference to the most impoverished and vulnerable. For the good of all, the poor come first."

López Obrador vowed to put Mexico's indigenous communities first:

"It is a disgrace that our original communities live with oppression and racism, with poverty and marginalisation."

Policies

Covid

Mexico under Obrador had a far more humane polices during "COVID" than most other countries, dragging its feet in introducing coercive measures to force citizens to obey restrictions and "vaccines", Obrador stating that "lockdowns are the tactic of dictators". Despite not using any economic coercion tactics, the Mexican government still managed to get 76% of the population jabbed.

Friend of Corbyn

AMLO: "my eternal friend Jeremy Corbyn"

On Friday 30 November 2018, Jeremy Corbyn was welcomed to Mexico as a guest of honour at the inauguration of López Obrador, who invited him as "my eternal friend" to spend Inauguration Eve at his ranch:

"Jeremy Corbyn is now with us," Mr Lopez Obrador tweeted.

AMLO attached a 5-minute video, in which he praised British-Mexican relations, and emphasises – in a pointed nod at one of the most pressing items on his agenda, the defence of migrants’ rights:

"We're Hispanics, but we've got good relationships with all people, and all nations. In particular we have excellent relationships with progressive movements around the world, especially in the UK.We're friends because progressive, democratic governments respect human rights - especially rights of migrants, who have the right to seek a better life."

Regime change target

In April 2021, Obrador condemned a report by the U.S. Department of State (DoS) that pointed out lack of press freedom in Mexico. To support its claims, the DoS used information provided by Article 19, a U.S.-funded NGO known for its rejection of AMLO policies. A presidential spokesman refuted that Article 19 is a "non-profit association" whose operations are mostly financed through private foundations, highlighting funding given by the U.S. government to this opposition agency.

In February 2021, Bill Gates gave unsolicited "advice" to the President to focus more on education and less on petroleum extraction. His ruling coalition won a reduced majority in the 2021 elections.

Opinions

In January 2021, he critiqued Twitter ban on President Donald Trump.

“Yes, social media should not be used to incite violence and all that, but this cannot be used as a pretext to suspend freedom of expression. How can a company act as if it was all powerful, omnipotent, as a sort of Spanish Inquisition on what is expressed?”
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (14 January 2021) 

 

A Quote by Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

Page	Quote	Date	Source
"COVID-19/Vaccine"	“We need to be careful, as it's obvious pharmaceutical companies wish to make a profit and would like to keep always selling vaccines for everyone. But we need to prioritise; we need to know if they're needed or not. (We need to) not be subordinated to Big Pharma dictating us: "we need a third dose", "we need a fourth", "we need to vaccinate children".”	July 2021	Facebook

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