Armando Labra was a Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 economist, and the technical secretary for the Planification Counsel of the UNAM

Unam

UNAM or UNaM may refer to:* National University of Misiones, a National University in Posadas, Argentina*National Autonomous University of Mexico , the large public autonomous university based in Mexico City...

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Biography

Born in Zumpango, in the State of Mexico, he was the grandson of Frolylan Manjarrez, a congressman, and Wenceslao Labra, the ex-governor for the State of Mexico. He studied at the National School of Economy in Mexico, and continued his studies at Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

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. He was a federal congressman for the State of Mexico. He opposed neo-liberalism, and left the PRI in 1994.

Source

• La Jornada article on his death.