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Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano (Spanish pronunciation: [kwawˈtemok ˈkaɾðenas]; born 1 May 1934) is a civil engineer and prominent social-democrat Mexican politician. The son of 51st President of Mexico Lázaro Cárdenas, he is a former Head of Government of Mexico City and a founder of the Party of the Democratic Revolution.
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May 2, 2024 · Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, Mexican politician and engineer who was the first elected mayor of Mexico City (1997–99). He founded the left-wing Party of the Democratic Revolution (1988) and ran for president on several occasions. Learn more about Cardenas’s life and career.
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Cuauhtémoc Lázaro Cárdenas Solórzano (Ciudad de México, 1 de mayo de 1934) es un ingeniero civil y político izquierdista mexicano. Fue jefe de gobierno del Distrito Federal, candidato a la presidencia de la República en tres ocasiones, gobernador de Michoacán y fundador del Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD).
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Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas es un político mexicano, hijo de Lázaro Cárdenas, presidente de México entre 1934 y 1940. Fue gobernador de Michoacán, senador del PRI, subsecretario forestal y de la fauna, y líder del PRD. Fue el primer gobernador de Ciudad de México democráticamente electo en 1997 y 1999.
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano is a civil engineer and prominent social-democrat Mexican politician. The son of 51st President of Mexico Lázaro Cárdenas, he is a former Head of Government of Mexico City and a founder of the Party of the Democratic Revolution.
This article analyzes the role of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, the former president of Mexico, in the transition from a presidency owned by the PRI to a more transparent and fair system of elections. It discusses his independent presidential campaign in 1988, his founding of the PRD, and his contributions to the democratization of Mexican politics.
A prominent Mexican politician and the son of General Lázaro Cárdenas, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas was the leader of the opposition parties that challenged the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in the 1988 and 1994 presidential elections. He became the party's candidate in 2000 and 2006, but his popularity and influence declined after his father's death in 1994. He is known for his populist economic policies and his role in Mexico's democratic transformation.
