Carlos Manzo

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Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez (9 April 1985 – 1 November 2025) was a Mexican politician known for his outspoken stance against organized crime groups in Mexico. In 2024, he successfully ran as an independent for the office of municipal president (mayor) of Uruapan, Michoacán. Manzo was the son of the founder of Uruapan's first gallery for visual artists. He earned a degree in political science and public administration from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO). Before running for elected office, he worked as an auditor for the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) in Michoacán and was involved with the youth wing of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He ran as an independent candidate in the 2018 general election, competing to represent Michoacán's 9th congressional district in the Chamber of Deputies, but lost. Three years later, he sought the same seat as a candidate of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) and was elected for the...

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