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Pindaro Uriostegui Miranda was a well-respected Mexican lawyer, politician, author, and public speaker. He was born in the historic city of Iguala on April 10, 1937, and passed away on May 5, 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA, due to complications during a liver transplantation procedure.



Early Life and Education
In his city of birth, Iguala, he attended elementary school in the Gregorio Torres Quintero and Herlinda García schools. He continued secondary school in the School Plan of Iguala and entered the National Preparatory School in 1952, at which he was elected vice-president of the Alumni Society a year later. He then continued his education at UNAM, Universidad Autónoma de México, where he studied law. His graduation thesis is Desaparición de poderes (Disappearance of powers) Throughout his collegiate career, he frequently participated in oratory competitions, most commonly in those held by El Universal as well as others held by the Institutional Revolutionary Party. In both 1951 and 1957, he was the national champion of the El Universal oratory competitions. His exemplary speeches earned him the position as speaker for various political campaigns for Mexican presidents Adolfo López Mateos (1958-1964) and Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1964-1970)

Political Career
His career began as a public administration agent of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Common Jurisdiction in Mexico City (1959-1964). Simultaneously, he continued his career as a lawyer, specifically a consultant lawyer of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (1961-1964). During this time, he also served as Counselor of the Private Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic (1960-1962). From 1973 to 1976, he was a federal deputy for the II electoral district of the state of Guerrero in the XLIX Legislature. In which was the president of H. Chamber of Deputies (Dec. 1974) and president of the Commission of Legislative Studies (1975).