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Rodolfo Torre Cantú was born in Ciudad
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must continue". He further stated, "This was an act not only against a candidate of a political party but against democratic institutions, and it requires a united and firm response from all those who work for democracy." Torre's assassination is the "highest-profile case of political violence" in
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Torre began his public service career in 1989 as medical coordinator of
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Torre studied exclusively in institutions in his native
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He proposed a reform to
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