Lázaro Cárdenas

Lázaro Cárdenas del Río was a general in the Constitutionalist Army during the Mexican Revolution and a statesman who served as President of Mexico between 1934 and 1940. He is best known for nationalization of the oil industry in 1938 and the creation of Pemex, the government oil company. He also revived agrarian reform in Mexico, expropriating large landed estates and distributing land to small holders in collective holdings (ejidos).

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General Info

Male

Date of Birth

May 21st, 1895

Age

129

Birth Place

Mexico, Michoacán

Date of Death

October 19th, 1970

Died Aged