Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas
Mexican politician (born 1934) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. He ran for the presidency of Mexico three times, and his 1988 loss to the Institutional Revolutionary Party candidate Carlos Salinas de Gortari had long been considered a direct result of obvious electoral fraud perpetrated by the ruling PRI, later acknowledged by President Miguel de la Madrid.[1] 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.
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas | |
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1st Head of Government of Mexico City | |
In office 5 December 1997 – 28 September 1999 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Rosario Robles |
1st President of the Democratic Revolution Party | |
In office 5 May 1989 – 14 February 1993 | |
Succeeded by | Roberto Robles Garnica |
Governor of Michoacán | |
In office 15 September 1980 – 14 September 1986 | |
Preceded by | Carlos Torres Manzo |
Succeeded by | Luis Martínez Villicaña |
Senator of the Republic of Mexico | |
In office 1 September 1976 – 15 September 1980 | |
Preceded by | Norberto Mora Plancarte |
Succeeded by | Antonio Martínez Báez |
Constituency | Michoacán |
Personal details | |
Born | Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano (1934-05-01) 1 May 1934 (age 89) Mexico City, Mexico |
Political party | Independent (2014–present) |
Other political affiliations | Party of the Democratic Revolution (1989–2014) Authentic Party of the Mexican Revolution (1987–1989) Institutional Revolutionary Party (1954–1987) |
Spouse |
Celeste Batel
(m. 1963; died 2021) |
Children | 3, including Lázaro Cárdenas Batel |
Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico (BS) |
Occupation | Civil engineer and politician |