Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado ( ; December 12 , 1934 – April 1 , 2012 ) was a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party ( PRI ) who served as the 52nd President of Mexico from 1982 to 1988 . During his presidency , de la Madrid introduced sweeping neoliberal economic policies in Mexico , beginning an era of market-oriented presidents in that country . His administration was criticized for its slow response to the 1985 Mexico City earthquake , and the handling of the controversial 1988 Presidential elections in which the PRI candidate Carlos Salinas de Gortari was declared winner , amid accusations of electoral fraud
1985 Mexico City earthquake
1985 Mexico City earthquake
Miguel de la Madrid