The presidents of Mexico and their agreements with drug-lords in ‘El Chapo’

In the fictitious story that takes place in ‘El Chapo’, we’ve met a few of the presidents who ruled in Mexico while Joaquín Guzmán built his empire and fought other cartels.

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In 1988, the new Mexican president changed all the agreements his predecessor had made with the drug lords.

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The new president wanted to own the game completely, so he ordered the arrest of Miguel Ángel, ‘El Jefe de Jefes’, who was in charge of several ‘patrones’ controlling the main drug distribution routes.

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Even though Amado, the Juárez cartel leader, was also arrested, he was freed soon enough so that he could control the war between ‘El Chapo’ and the Avendaño brothers, and thus become the new government emissary.

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In the 1988-1994 term, they schemed the murder of the Guadalajara cardinal, Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo, and they captured ‘El Chapo’ (1993).

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The 1994-2000 term president honored the agreements between the government and the drug cartels.

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Even though he thought his leadership as the government emissary was strong, Amado started losing his authority over some of the cartels, like the one belonging to the Avendaño brothers, who started rebelling.

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Following Amado’s unexpected death in 1997, the 64th president, the head of the DEA and ‘Don Sol’ appointed Benjamín and Ramón Avendaño as the new allies of the government.

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Following Amado’s unexpected death in 1997, the 64th president, the head of the DEA and ‘Don Sol’ appointed Benjamín and Ramón Avendaño as the new allies of the government.

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The new president (2000 a 2006) was not comfortable with the agreements his predecessors had made with the drug-traffickers.

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During the 64th president’s term, ‘El Chapo’ made a deal with ‘Don Sol’ which allowed him to escape the Puente Grande Penitentiary. Around the same time, Ramón Avendaño was murdered and his brother Benjamín was imprisoned. Meanwhile, ‘Don Sol’ was appointed Operative Director of the Federal Police.

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‘El Chapo’ became the new government emissary, but according to the official news he was still being hunted. When ‘La Federación’ was born, violence and cartel conflict grew.

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The Gulf cartel and its armed wing, ‘Los Emes’, became the main enemies of ‘El Chapo’. The war over territories brought bloodbath to several parts of the country.

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‘El Chapo’ arranged the arrest of Raciel, the Gulf cartel leader, and he ordered the murder of ‘Rodolfillo’, the youngest leader of the Juarez cartel. This death was avenged when ‘El Chapo’s brother, ‘El Pollo’, was killed.

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Nazario, leader of ‘La Familia Michoacana’ joined ‘La Federación’, the criminal organization through which ‘El Chapo’ intended to control every Mexican cartel.

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The 64th president wasn’t respected by the public opinion, which made ‘El Chapo’ notice that his power ambitions were in danger. He made himself available to ‘Don Sol’ and together they agreed to end the career of the presidential candidate that could stop their plans.

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Ultimately, the right-wing candidate, Felipe Alarcón, was victorious. The new Mexican president will also be ‘El Chapo’s ally. What will they do together? Find out in the next episodes of the series. Sundays at 10PM/9C on Univision.

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