Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (Local May 21, 1895 – October 19, 1970) 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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21 May 1895 Jiquilpan, Michoacán, Mexico
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Died |
19 October 1970 (aged 75) Mexico City, Mexico
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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