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Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Who Helped End One-Party Rule in Mexico, Dies at 92

Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, a Mexican political figure who helped end one-party rule, has died at 92. He never won the presidency but was a leading figure in the country's democratic transformation.

Foto: The New York Times

Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, a leading figure in Mexico's democratic transformation, has died at the age of 92, The New York Times reported on October 28.

Cárdenas was the only son of a Mexican president. He never won the presidency himself, but he became one of the most prominent figures in the country's move toward democracy. According to the newspaper, he helped bring an end to one-party rule in Mexico.

The source material available for this report is brief and does not give the circumstances or the date of his death. Those details are therefore not included here.

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