'''Lázaro Cárdenas del Río''' was the [[President]] of [[Mexico]] from 1934-1940. He ended an unfair land [[monopoly]] which was taking advantage of the Mexican [[peasant]]s. He also took control of the Mexican [[oil]] wells from foreign investors.
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'''Lázaro Cárdenas del Río''' (Jiquilpan, Michoacán, May 21, 1895 - Ciudad de México Oct. 19, 1970) was the [[President]] of [[Mexico]] from 1934-1940. He ended an unfair land [[monopoly]] which was taking advantage of the Mexican [[peasant]]s.
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On the evening of March 18, 1938, he took control of the Mexican [[oil]] wells from foreign investors.
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After his presidential term, Lazaro Cárdenas served as secretary of defense until 1945. His son [[Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano]] and his grandson [[Lázaro Cárdenas Batel]] are also prominent politicians.