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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.   
 
'''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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On the evening of March 18, 1938, he took control of the Mexican [[oil]] wells from foreign investors. He also nationalized the railway industries.
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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.  
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After his presidential term, Lazaro Cárdenas served as secretary of defense through 1945. His son [[Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano]] and his grandson [[Lázaro Cárdenas Batel]] are also prominent politicians.  
    
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
    
*[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9020286/Lazaro-Cardenas Lazaro Cardenas]
 
*[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9020286/Lazaro-Cardenas Lazaro Cardenas]
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*[http://www.biographybase.com/biography/Cardenas_del_Rio_Lazaro.html Lázaro Cárdenas del Río] Biography.
    
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