Carlos Slim

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Diego Osorno. Carlos Slim

Carlos Slim. The Power, Money, andMorality of One of theWorld’s Richest Men. Diego Enrique Osorno

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

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To Daniel Gershenson, Cuauhtémoc Ruiz and Andrés Ramírez

In memory of Conrado Osorno

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“I’m writing the only authorized biography that will exist, just that right now I have other work to do,” he cautioned at the time. “I will answer any questions you have, but regarding your book all I ask is that you don’t put in too many lies.”

Vicente Fox was the PAN (National Action Party) politician who in 2000 ended the seventy-two years of uninterrupted government by the PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party). Slim, who says he voted for the PRI in those historic presidential elections, financially supported Fox’s campaign. After winning the elections, Fox governed Mexico between 2000 and 2006, maintaining a close relationship with Slim, which was evident not only in the lack of regulation of Slim’s telecom monopoly, but also in the appointment of former Grupo Carso employees to key government departments. One such person was Pedro Cerisola, a former Telmex executive who became minister of communications and transport.

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