Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas | |
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Head of Government of Mexico City | |
In office 5 December 1997 – 28 September 1999 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Rosario Robles |
National President of PRD | |
In office 1989–1993 | |
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 | Mexico City, Mexico | 1 May 1934
Political party | PRI (Before 1989) PRD (1989-2014) Independent (2014-present) |
Spouse(s) | Celeste Batel |
Children | Cuauhtémoc, Camila and Lazaro Cardenas Batel |
Alma mater | Colegio Williams National Autonomous University of Mexico |
Profession | Civil Engineer Politician |
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano (Spanish pronunciation: [kwauˈtemok ˈkarðenas]; born May 1, 1934) is a Mexican politician. He was a former Head of Government of the Federal District and a founder of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).
Cárdenas ran for the presidency of Mexico three times. His 1988 loss to the Institutional Revolutionary Party candidate by the narrowest of margins had long been considered a direct result of electoral fraud, later acknowledged by President Miguel de la Madrid.[1]
Cárdenas previously served as a Senator, having been elected in 1976 to represent the state of Michoacán and also as the Governor of Michoacán between 1980-1986.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Thompson, Ginger (9 March 2004). "Ex-President in Mexico Casts New Light on Rigged 1988 Election" – via NYTimes.com.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas at Wikimedia Commons
- PBS: Charles Krause interviews Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Spanish) Biography Archived 2013-05-28 at the Wayback Machine on Televisa's website.
- (in Spanish) Government of the Mexican Federal District: Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Archived 2005-08-29 at the Wayback Machine.
- (in Spanish) Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano, A progressive proposal Archived 2017-05-12 at the Wayback Machine.
- http://www.laprensasa.com/309_america-in-english/2814492_cuauhtemoc-cardenas-leaves-mexico-s-prd.html Archived 2014-12-08 at the Wayback Machine