Lázaro Cárdenas del Río

President of Mexico
Term of Office:	November 30, 1934 – December 1, 1940
Preceded by:	Abelardo L. Rodríguez
Succeeded by:	Manuel Ávila Camacho
Date of birth:	21 May 1895
Place of birth:	Jiquilpan, Michoacán
Date of death:	19 October 1970
Place of death:	Mexico City
Profession:	Army General
First Lady:	Amalia Solórzano
Party:	Party of the Mexican Revolution

Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (May 21, 1895 – October 19, 1970) was President of Mexico from 1934 to 1940. Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas. ... Seal of the Office of the President of Mexico The President of Mexico is the head of state of Mexico. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Other Mexican States Capital Morelia Other major cities Lázaro Cárdenas list of municipalities Area 59,928 km² Ranked 16th Population (2000 census) 3,979,180 Ranked 7th Governor (2002-08) Lázaro Cárdenas Batel (PRD) Federal Deputies (13) PRD = 9 PRI = 2 PAN = 1 disputed = 1 Federal... October 19 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of and largest city in Mexico. ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... October 19 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Seal of the Office of the President of Mexico The President of Mexico is the head of state of Mexico. ... The United Mexican States or Mexico (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México; regarding the use of the variant spelling Méjico, see section The name below) is a country located in North America, bordered to the north by the United States of America, to the southeast by Guatemala and Belize, to... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Lázaro Cárdenas was born into a lower-middle class family in the village of Jiquilpan, Michoacán. He supported his family (including his mother and 7 younger siblings) from age 16 on after the death of his father. By the age of 18 he had worked as a tax collector, a printer's devil, and a jailkeeper. Although he left school at the age of eleven, he used every opportunity to educate himself and read widely throughout his life, especially works of history. Other Mexican States Capital Morelia Other major cities Lázaro Cárdenas list of municipalities Area 59,928 km² Ranked 16th Population (2000 census) 3,979,180 Ranked 7th Governor (2002-08) Lázaro Cárdenas Batel (PRD) Federal Deputies (13) PRD = 9 PRI = 2 PAN = 1 disputed = 1 Federal...

Cárdenas originally set his sights at becoming a teacher, but was drawn into politics and the military during the Mexican Revolution after Victoriano Huerta overthrew President Francisco Madero. He backed Plutarco Elías Calles, and after Calles became President, Cárdenas became governor of Michoacán in 1928. He became known for his progressive program of building roads and schools, promoting education, and land reform, as well as the unusually strict honesty of his administration. The Mexican Revolution was a violent social and cultural movement, colored by socialist, nationalist, and anarchist tendencies beginning with popular rejection of dictator Porfirio Díaz in 1910 and culminating in the promulgation of a new constitution seven years later. ... Victoriano Huerta Ortega (23 December 1854 – 13 January 1916) was a Mexican military officer and President of Mexico. ... Francisco I. Madero González (30 October 1873 – 22 February 1913) was a revolutionary who served as President of Mexico from 1911 to 1913. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Calles continued to dominate Mexico after his presidency with administrations that were his puppets. He selected Cárdenas to be the PRI's presidential candidate on the assumption that he could control Cárdenas as he had controlled others. Cárdenas's first move once he took office late in 1934 was to have his presidential salary cut in half. Even more surprising moves would follow. After establishing himself in the presidency, Cárdenas had Calles and dozens of his corrupt associates arrested or deported to the United States, a decision that was greeted with great enthusiasm by the majority of the Mexican public. The Institutional Revolutionary Party (Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) held power in Mexico for more than 70 years. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ...

Cárdenas is considered by many historians to be the creator of a political system that lasted in Mexico until the end of the 1980s. At its heart were nationalistic policies involving Mexico's vast oil production, which had soared following strikes in 1910 in the area known as the "Golden Lane," near Tampico, and which made Mexico the world's second-largest oil producer by 1921, supplying approximately 20 percent of domestic demand in the United States. The United Mexican States or Mexico (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México; regarding the use of the variant spelling Méjico, see section The name below) is a country located in North America, bordered to the north by the United States of America, to the southeast by Guatemala and Belize, to... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... El Puente Tampico (finished in October 1988) links the states of Tamaulipas and Veracruz and is a major element in the Gulf of Mexico highway system. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ...

Cárdenas's efforts to negotiate with Mexican Eagle, in the managerial control of Royal Dutch/Shell, and Standard Oil of New Jersey were unavailing, and the companies rejected a solution proposed by a presidential commission. So at 9:45 p.m. on the evening of March 18, 1938, Cárdenas nationalized Mexico's petroleum reserves and expropriated the equipment of the foreign oil companies in Mexico. The announcement inspired a spontaneous six-hour parade in Mexico City. Amongst other things, a shell is: An animal shell, the hard, rigid outer covering of an animal such as a mollusk or gastropod or tortoise or turtle. ... Standard Oil was an oil refining organization founded by John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) and partners beginning in 1863. ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nodding donkey pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 Petroleum (from Greek petra – rock and oleum – oil), crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish flammable liquid, which exists in the upper strata of some areas of the Earths crust. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of and largest city in Mexico. ...

Even though compensation for the expropriated assests was included in this legislation, the act angered the international business community and vexed foreign governments, especially Great Britain. The British severed diplomatic relations with Cárdenas's government, and Mexican oil and other goods were boycotted. However, with the outbreak of World War II, oil became a highly sought-after commodity and the boycott ended. The Mexican company that Cárdenas founded, Petróleos Mexicanos (or Pemex), would later be a model for other nations seeking greater control over their own oil and natural gas resources. Great Britain - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... This page is about boycott as a form of protest. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) is Mexicos state-owned, nationalized petroleum company. ...

After his presidential term, Cárdenas served as Mexico's secretary of defense through 1945. 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

It is often said that Lázaro Cárdenas was the only president from the PRI who did not use the office to make himself wealthy. He retired to a modest home by Lake Pátzcuaro and worked the rest of his life supervising irrigation projects and promoting free medical clinics and education for the nation's poor.

Lázaro Cárdenas died of cancer in Mexico City. His son Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas is a prominent Mexican politician. When normal cells are damaged or old they undergo apoptosis; cancer cells, however, avoid apoptosis. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of and largest city in Mexico. ... Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano (born May 1, 1934) is a prominent Mexican politician. ...

In his honor, quite a few cities in Mexico have named streets after him, including highways in Guadalajara and Monterrey. Places named Guadalajara: Guadalajara (capital of the state of Jalisco, Mexico) Guadalajara aka Chivas (Mexican Soccer League Team) Guadalajara (province in Castile-La Mancha, Spain) Guadalajara (capital of the above province) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article is about the Mexican city; for other uses, see Monterrey (disambiguation). ...

See also: History of Mexico Prehistory Hunter-Gatherer peoples are thought to have inhabited Mexico more than 20,000 years ago. ...

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