Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas

Role / Field:

Prominent Mexican social-democrat politician and civil engineer.

Born:

1934-05-01

Century / Era:

1934s Historical Era

Database Source:

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Origins & Early Life

Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano (Spanish pronunciation: [kwawˈtemok ˈkaɾðenas]; born 1 May 1934) is a Mexican politician and civil engineer. A prominent social-democrat and 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 (PRD). He ran for the presidency of Mexico three times, and his loss in the 1988 Mexican general election to Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) candidate Carlos Salinas de Gortari had long been considered the result of electoral fraud perpetrated by the ruling PRI, later acknowledged by Miguel de la Madrid, the incumbent president at the time of the election. He previously served as a Senator, having been elected in 1976 to represent the state of Michoacán and also as the Governor of Michoacán from 1980 to 1986.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Cárdenas Solórzano was born in Mexico City on 1 May 1934 and was named after the last Aztec emperor, Cuauhtémoc. He is the only son of Lázaro Cárdenas and Amalia Solórzano; through his father, he has Purépecha ancestry. When he was seven months old, his father was inaugurated as President of Mexico. He studied at Colegio...

Enduring Legacy & Impact

The historical impact and works continue to influence the modern world.

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