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Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, historic Mexican politician and former presidential candidate, dies at 92
Compiled Oct 29
What happened
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas died Wednesday at age 92, according to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum
The detail
He was a three-time presidential candidate, running in 1988, 1994 and 2000
The detail
He was the son of former Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas, who nationalized the oil industry in 1938
The detail
He became Mexico City's first popularly elected mayor in 1997
How it unfolded
1938: Lázaro Cárdenas, his father, nationalized Mexico's oil industry · 1988: Cárdenas made his first presidential bid, losing in what is widely regarded as a fraudulent election · 1989: Cárdenas co-founded the PRD party · 1994: Cárdenas ran for president again as the PRD candidate and lost · 1997: Cárdenas became Mexico City's first popularly elected mayor · 2000: Cárdenas ran for president a third time and lost · 2014: Cárdenas resigned from the PRD over the disappearance of 43 students in Guerrero
By the numbers
92 age at death · 1988 year of first presidential bid · 1997 year elected mayor · 2014 year of resignation from PRD · 43 students who disappeared