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Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Dies at 92, Mexico’s Former Leader

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas died at age 92 on October 28, 2026.
He became Mexico City’s first elected Head of Government after the July 6, 1997 election.
Cárdenas founded the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) in 1989 following his split from the PRI.
In March 2026, Pemex appointed him to lead an advisory commission.
President Claudia Sheinbaum called his role in contemporary Mexican history fundamental on social media.

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He quit the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) in 2014 after the Guerrero student disappearances scandal.
He served as senator and governor of Michoacán in the 1990s.
He publicly distanced himself from former ally President Andrés Manuel López Obrador after AMLO’s 2018 presidency.
He earned a civil engineering degree before entering politics.
His son Lázaro Cárdenas Batel continues the family’s political legacy as a Mexican politician.

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Cárdenas Dies

Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas died at age 92 on October 28, 2026.
He became Mexico City’s first elected Head of Government after the July 6, 1997 election.
Cárdenas founded the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) in 1989 following his split from the PRI.
In March 2026, Pemex appointed him to lead an advisory commission.
President Claudia Sheinbaum called his role in contemporary Mexican history fundamental on social media.

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