Mexico City ( CNN ) -- Miguel de la Madrid , Mexico 's president as the country struggled through an economic crisis in the 1980s , died Sunday . He was 77 . Family members told CNN that the former president died Sunday morning in Mexico City . He had been hospitalized to treat complications of pulmonary emphysema . Without offering details , his office said the cause of death was a `` long illness . '' De la Madrid inherited an economic crisis when he took office in 1982 . During his six-year term , he implemented an `` anti-crisis plan '' that focused on austerity . He was in office when a massive earthquake struck central Mexico in 1985 and became a focal point of national and international criticism of the government 's response to the disaster , which killed thousands of people and devastated the country 's capital . De la Madrid `` faced harsh adversities during his tenure , '' Mexican President Felipe Calderon said in a statement expressing his condolences Sunday , describing the former president as `` a Mexican with a deep commitment to the country . '' CNN 's Rene Hernandez and CNNMexico.com 's Mauricio Torres and Tania L. Montalvo contributed to this report .
Miguel de la Madrid died in Mexico City , family members say . He was Mexico 's president from 1982 to 1988 . Score: 6