Photo: Maritza Ríos / Secretaría de Cultura CDMX, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons¹²

Carlos Payán

Mexican writer and politician (1929–2023)

Carlos Payán Velver (2 February 1929 – 17 March 2023) was a Mexican writer, journalist and politician.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Carlos Payán (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Feb 2, 1929, died Mar 17, 2023.¹

About

In 1984 he founded the Mexico City daily newspaper La Jornada. In 1992 he founded and partially owned the media company Argos Media Group, which produced telenovelas, TV shows and films.

He was a senator from 1997 to 2000, elected by the proportional representation mechanism for the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).

In 2018, the Mexican Senate awarded him the Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honour for his "unwavering defence of free expression and human rights".

From Wikipedia’s article on Carlos Payán, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Argos ComunicaciónFounder¹¹

Career

Occupation: journalist, politician.⁶

Date not recordedFounded La Jornada³
Date not recordedFounded Argos Comunicación⁴
Date not recordedMember of the Senate of Mexico⁵

Personal life

BornFeb 2, 1929, Federal District⁷
CitizenshipMexico⁸
SpouseCristina Payán⁹

Awards

2018Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor¹⁰

Sources

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WikidataCarlos Payán on Wikidata
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WikipediaCarlos Payán on Wikipedia
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WikidataCarlos Payán: Founded La Jornada, on Wikidata
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WikidataCarlos Payán: Founded Argos Comunicación, on Wikidata
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WikidataCarlos Payán: Member of the Senate of Mexico, on Wikidata
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WikidataCarlos Payán: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataCarlos Payán: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataCarlos Payán: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataCarlos Payán: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataCarlos Payán: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataArgos Comunicación, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsCarlos Payán photo by Maritza Ríos / Secretaría de Cultura CDMX, CC BY 2.0