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CARLOS SLIMIllustrated Timeline
By: Rachel Ostrom
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JANUARY 28,1940
Carlos Slim was born in Mexico City
Parents Julián Slim Haddad and Doña Linda Helú
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1961 Carlos graduates
from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México as an engineer
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1966 Age 26 had an
accumulated wealth of $400,000
Started buying more things with his money
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1967 Marries his wife Soumaya Domit
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1980 Latin American
economy was hurting
Slim reformed many distressed businesses making huge profits for Grupo Carso
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1990 gained notoriety in France Télécom
and Southwestern Bell Corporation buying Telmex and Telnor
Bought from Mexican government
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1990 (CONT.) Since Slim was very
wealthy and refused using corporate jets and fancy officesWore a “plastic” watch
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1996-1998 first president of the Latin-
American Committee of the New York Stock Exchange Administration Council
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1997 Bought 3% of Apple
Computer's stock right before the famous iMac line
Huge gain
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1999 Carlos wife Domit
died of kidney ailment
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2000 Organized the
Fundación del Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México A.CPurpose: revitalize
and rescue Mexico City's historic downtown to enable more people to live, work and find entertainment in this area
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2001 Became Chairman of
the Executive Committee for the Restoration of the Historic Center
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2002 His wireless carrier
América Móvil bought cellphone companies across Latin America
Became the region's dominant company, 100+ subscribers
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2003 Awarded the
Entrepreneurial Merit Medal of Honor from Mexico's Chamber of Commerce
“Gold patron" of the American Academy of Achievement
Belgian Government awarded him the Leopold II Commander Meda, CEO of the year in 2003 by Latin Trade business magazine
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2004 Awarded the CEO of
the decade award by Latin Trade business magazine in 2004
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2005 Sold his stake in MCI to
Verizon Communications of the United States
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2005 Helped lead an
initiative that called on politicians to reform Mexico's justice system fight crime, boost public
finances, improve health and education and develop infrastructure
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2006 Donated $1.8
billion to charitable cause and give awaysGive aways:95,000
bicycles to children of poor families to ride to their schools, 70,000 pairs of eyeglasses, and scholarships to 150,000 university students
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2006 “Billion Dollar Baby”
Cartoon came out in La Reforma newspaperDepicted Slim as boxer
lying on back crushing a tiny opponent
Telephone lines make up ropes around ring
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2006 (CONT.) Age 67 Passed Microsoft
founder Bill Gates as the world’s richest man according to Slim Watch
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2008 According to Forbes,
Slim is currently the second richest man in the world slightly behind Warren Buffett