Claudia Sheinbaum — president (current) with roots in the Russian Empire
Claudia Sheinbaum became Mexico's first female president in October 2024. A climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, she is the political heir of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and a historic figure in Mexican and Latin American politics.
Tracing the roots — Lithuania / Bulgaria
Sheinbaum's paternal grandfather was a Jewish immigrant from Lithuania (then Russian Empire) who came to Mexico in the early 20th century. Her maternal grandparents were from Bulgaria, also within the Russian Empire's historical sphere. She is a direct product of the Eastern European Jewish diaspora that transformed Mexico's intellectual and professional classes.
Her father's parents were Ashkenazi Jews who emigrated from Lithuania (Russian Empire) in the 1920s.
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Lithuania / Bulgaria. At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.
A career defined by ambition
"Mexico's strength has always come from its diversity."