A politician's rise
Colosio was a popular Mexican politician who came from an old family in Magdalena de Kino, Sonora. Through scholarships and loans, Colosio studied economics at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and attended English classes at the University of Arizona. He was elected in 1985 to the Mexican Congress and later became a senator.
In 1992, Colosio became social development secretary under President Carlos Salinas de Gortari, who handpicked him to run for president in 1994. Colosio had the ability to motivate people and drew larger crowds than any other politician no matter where he went, said Francisco Javier Taddei, who helped in Colosio's presidential campaign.
Colosio was killed while campaigning in Tijuana in 1994. His assassination 10 years ago today was the first political assassination in Mexico in nearly 70 years.
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Memorial events
°Several events commemorating the 10th anniversary of the assassination of Luis Donaldo Colosio will be held today in communities across Sonora.
Nogales - Inauguration of the Luis Donaldo Colosio plaza and monument at the corner of Ciudad Obregon and Kennedy, 10:30 a.m.
Magdalena de Kino - March beginning at the town plaza to Colosio's grave site, 4 p.m.
Hermosillo - Flag ceremony and honor guard beginning at 7:30 a.m. and a 9 a.m. civic ceremony at the Colosio monument on Calle Luis Donaldo Colosio.
If you go
insurance before you cross the border. Drive time from Tucson to Nogales is a little more than an hour. The drive to Magdalena de Kino takes about two hours, but there can be delays of about 30 minutes to register at a checkpoint south of Nogales, That's where visitors pick up a car permit and a tourist visa. You'll need your vehicle registration and passport or a certified copy of your birth certificate.
