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Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Historic Mexican Politician and Former Presidential Candidate, Dies at 92
The three-time presidential candidate helped drive Mexico’s democratic transition and founded the left-wing Party of the Democratic Revolution, officials said.
- Mexican political icon Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas died at age 92 on Wednesday, according to government officials. A three-time presidential candidate, he served as the first elected mayor of Mexico City.
- During the 1988 election, Cárdenas challenged the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party . Many analysts and Cárdenas believed the government rigged the vote after a sudden system crash interrupted the count.
- After breaking with the PRI in 1987, he helped found the Party of the Democratic Revolution . He led "a peaceful democratic movement that channeled millions of Mexicans" yearning for democratic change.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum honored Cárdenas as "a man of firm principles" on social media. She stated his role in Mexico's contemporary history is fundamental to the nation's democratic transformation.
- As the son of former President Lázaro Cárdenas, he maintained the family's political standing. His son, also named Lázaro, later served in senior roles under Lopez Obrador and Sheinbaum.
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A victim of electoral fraud in the 1988 presidential election, this politician founded the Democratic Revolution Party, bringing together the country's main left-wing forces. He died on 28 October at 92 years of age.
·Paris, France
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Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, who helped end decades of one-party rule in Mexico, dies at 92
A three-time presidential candidate and co-founder of the PRD, he was widely believed to have won the 1988 presidential election, before becoming Mexico City's first elected mayor.
·San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
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Cárdenas founded the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) alongside former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador
·São Paulo, Brazil
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Three times presidential candidate, founded party with López Obrador in the 1980s
·São Paulo, Brazil
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