Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria passes away

Luis Echeverria Alvarez who served as president of Mexico from 1970 to 1976 has been died at the age of 100.

He started his career as a lawyer and become a member of Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party. He has also initiated the establishment of diplomatic relations with China in February 1972. He was also known for promoting the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States at the United Nations in 1972.