René Juárez once served as governor of the Pacific coast state of Guerrero, which, along with neighboring Oaxaca and the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, are home to much of Mexico’s relatively small Black population.
FILE - In this Feb. 8, 1999 file photo, Institutional Revolutionary Party candidate Rene Juarez speaks to reporters after winning the gubernatorial election in Guerrero state by a slim margin, in Chilpancingo, Mexico. Juarez, one of Mexico’s few Black politicians, has died after contracting COVID-19 in April 2021, leaders of his party confirmed Monday, July 26, 2021.
He was only the second governor in Mexico of African descent. Juárez, 65, also served as party leader of the former ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, known as the PRI. Sauri wrote in her social media accounts that legislators mourned the death of Juárez, “who like many Mexicans has lost the battle with COVID-19. We have lost a great man who was able to bring courage and integrity to public service.”
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