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Mexican politician Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas dies at 92, Mexico's president says
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the death; Cárdenas was the son of former President Lázaro Cárdenas.
The short version
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas died Wednesday at age 92.[Associated Press · ABC News]
- Cárdenas was the son of former President Lázaro Cárdenas and became Mexico City's first popularly elected mayor in 1997.[Associated Press]
- Former President Vicente Fox wrote that he and Cárdenas were political adversaries united by a belief in full democracy for Mexico.[Associated Press]
Key facts
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas died Wednesday at age 92.[Associated Press · ABC News]
- Cárdenas was the son of former President Lázaro Cárdenas.[Associated Press]
- Cárdenas became Mexico City's first popularly elected mayor in 1997.[Associated Press]
- In 2014 Cárdenas resigned from the Democratic Revolution Party, which governed Guerrero when 43 students disappeared.[Associated Press]
- Former President Vicente Fox wrote that he and Cárdenas were political adversaries united by a belief in full democracy for Mexico.[Associated Press]
What remains uncertain
- No cause of death was stated; the death is attributed to President Sheinbaum's announcement.[Associated Press · ABC News]
Sources
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- Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, historic Mexican politician and former presidential candidate, dies at 92Associated Press · Wire: associated-press
- Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, historic Mexican politician and former presidential candidate, dies at 92ABC News - International