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Archive Home > 2012 > November > 23 > Mexico’s leader urges changing its official name

Mexico’s leader urges changing its official name

By Bloomberg News / The Bulletin
November 23, 2012

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Felipe Calderon, whose six-year term comes to an end next week, said he’s sending Congress a constitutional amendment to change the nation’s name to one that reminds people less of the United States.

Calderon proposed shortening the official name to Mexico from....

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