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Powerful Mexican oil union boss who became symbol of corruption dies at 79 reuters.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reuters.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Carlos Romero Deschamps, the former longtime and controversial leader of Mexico's oil workers' union and politician, has died at the age of 79, officials confirmed on Friday. Local media reported that Romero Deschamps died of a heart attack on Thursday. A stalwart of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which dominated Mexico in the 20th century, Romero Deschamps used his connections to become an influential powerbroker and accrue substantial wealth that many said was ill-gotten. ....
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