José Francisco Ruiz Massieu
José Francisco Ruiz Massieu (July 22, 1946 – September 28, 1994) was a Mexican political figure. He was governor of Guerrero from 1987 to 1993. He then served as the secretary-general of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in 1994. His term ended with his assassination.
José Francisco Ruiz Massieu | |
|---|---|
| Secretary General of the Institutional Revolutionary Party | |
| In office 13 May 1994 – 28 September 1994 | |
| President | Ignacio Pichardo Pagaza |
| Preceded by | José Luis Lamadrid Sauza |
| Succeeded by | María de los Ángeles Moreno |
| Governor of Guerrero | |
| In office 1 April 1987 – 31 March 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Alejandro Cervantes Delgado |
| Succeeded by | Rubén Figueroa Alcocer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 22, 1946 Acapulco, Guerrero |
| Died | September 28, 1994 (aged 48) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Political party | Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
José Francisco Ruiz Massieu, the brother-in-law of then-President of Mexico Carlos Salinas, was due to become the PRI majority leader in the Chamber of Deputies. That changed on the morning of September 28, 1994, when he was murdered by a gunman, 28-year-old Daniel Aguilar Treviño, just outside Hotel Casa Blanca, located at Lafragua street crossing Paseo de la Reforma, an avenue in the center of Mexico City. The incident occurred while Ruiz Massieu was boarding his vehicle after attending a PRI party meeting held at Casa Blanca.