Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, a key figure in ending Mexico's one-party rule, dies at 92

Updated 2026-10-31 · told from many outlets at once

Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano, a three-time Mexican presidential candidate and key figure in the country's democratization, died at 92. He founded Mexico's main left-wing party and was the first popularly elected mayor of Mexico City.

• Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas was a presidential candidate in Mexico three times.
• Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano founded the PRD.
• Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano died.
• C. Cardenas was the first mayor elected in Mexico City.

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