Mexican general, president (1934–1940) and father of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas (died 1970)

Lázaro Cárdenas

Lázaro Cárdenas del Río was a Mexican revolutionary, army officer, and politician who served as the 51st president of Mexico from 1934 to 1940. Previously, he served as a general in the Constitutional Army during the Mexican Revolution and as Governor of Michoacán and President of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He later served as the Secretary of National Defence. During his presidency, which is considered the end of the Maximato, he implemented massive land reform programs, led the expropriation of the country's oil industry, and implemented many key social reforms.

Born

1895

May 21

Died

1970

Era

1890s

Country

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Lázaro, in brief

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1895 Born
1970 Died

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The world in 1970

When Lázaro departed

april 1 President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law.
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