Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas

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Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano (Spanish: [kwawˈtemok ˈkaɾðenas]; 1 May 1934 – 28 October 2026) was a Mexican statesman. The son of President Lázaro Cárdenas (1934–1940), he was known for his contributions to the end of single-party rule in Mexico, including his 1988 presidential campaign. Cárdenas was regarded as one of the leading leftist figures in Mexico and in Latin America. Cárdenas was elected to the Senate for Michoacán in 1976 and was later the Governor of Michoacán from 1980 to 1986, both while representing the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). In 1988, the outgoing President Miguel de la Madrid selected Carlos Salinas de Gortari as the PRI candidate for the 1988 general election in an era when politics were dominated by the party. In opposition to Salinas, Cárdenas and several PRI members joined forces with smaller left-wing parties to form a political movement, the National Democratic Front. During the election, the voting system reportedly crashed while Cárdenas was leading...

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