Birth of Lazaro Cardenas
Historical person
Lazaro Cardenas Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Lazaro Cardenas, based on 11 World History Database records associated with Mexico.
Chronological biography
1895
1929
Co-founds the Partido Nacional Revolucionario
1934
Appointed President of Mexico
Carries the revolution to the left
1938
Expropriates foreign oil companies and places the industry under Mexican state control
Lazaro Cardenas of Mexico nationalizes US and British oil companies
The US stops buying Mexican silver in reprisal for the Mexican seizure of American oil companies
The US stops buying Mexican silver in reprisal for the Mexican seizure of American oil companies
1942
Appointed Minister of National Defence
Appointed Minister of National Defence
1970
Death of Lazaro Cardenas
Titles and roles
Minister of National Defence · President of Mexico
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.