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Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Dies at 92, Sheinbaum Confirms

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, former presidential candidate, died at age 92.
President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed his death in a social-media post on Wednesday.
The cause of his death was not immediately clear.
Cárdenas, a leftist symbol, helped break the ruling party’s grip and usher Mexico’s democratic transition.
His father, Gen. Lázaro Cárdenas, was president in the 1930s and nationalized Mexico’s oil fields and redistributed land to laborers.

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Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, former presidential candidate, died at age 92.
President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed his death in a social-media post on Wednesday.
The cause of his death was not immediately clear.
Cárdenas, a leftist symbol, helped break the ruling party’s grip and usher Mexico’s democratic transition.
His father, Gen. Lázaro Cárdenas, was president in the 1930s and nationalized Mexico’s oil fields and redistributed land to laborers.