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Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas. 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 ...
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Sep 8, 2022 · Footage chronicling Queen Elizabeth’s debut visit to Mexico in 1975. When she finally did visit Mexico, accompanied by her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, Mexico’s president was ...
Apr 21, 2022 · Eight years after their first visit, Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip returned to Mexico in 1983. ... Later, they visited the municipality of Lazaro Cardenas, ...
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 Cardenas is one of the founders of the Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD) and served as mayor of Mexico City from 1997-99. He gave a talk titled, “The Promise and Legacy of the Mexican Revolution,” at UC Berkeley on Feb 3, 2010.
Jul 8, 1997 · Cuauhtemoc Cardenas (pronounced kwow-TAY-moc CAR-deh-nas) was born on May 1, 1934, the year his father became President, and during his childhood he lived the life of a revolutionary prince.
Summary. Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas never achieved his goal of becoming the first son of a Mexican president to win the presidency. But he contributed significantly to bringing about the transition from a presidency owned by the PRI for more than seventy years to a more transparent and fair system of elections.
