Rafael Aguilar Talamantes

Background

Aguilar Talamantes, Rafael was born on October 24, 1939 in Santa Rosalia, Mulegé, Baja California del Sur. Son of Marino Mercante, railroad fireman. Mother a miner’s daughter.

Education

Early education unknown. Studies in law, National School of Law, National Autonomous University, 1971-1976. Studies in economics, National School of Economics, National Autonomous University, 1958-1962.

No degree.

Career

Plurinom-inal Federal Deputy from the Socialist Workers Party, 1982-1985. Principal organizer and director of the National Center of Democratic Students of the Mexican Communist Party. Member of the Peoples Electoral Front.

Member of the Mexican Communist Party. Founder and ideologue of the Socialist Workers Party, 1978. Secretary General of the Socialist Workers Party, 1978-1981.

President of the Socialist Workers Party, 1982-1987. Unknown; Convicted of property damage to the nation, 1966. Imprisoned in Morelia, Michoacán.

Removed as president of the Socialist Workers Party by own party leaders for alleged fraud.

Religion

Roman Catholic

Membership

Involved in various student movements in Baja California del Sur, Chihuahua, Durango, Puebla and Michoacán.

Connections

Father:

Marino Mercante