Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas was a Mexican politician and civil engineer who became the first elected mayor of Mexico City, serving from 1997 to 1999. Before entering politics, he earned a civil engineering degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and worked as an engineer for nearly 20 years. He later became a leading figure on Mexico’s political left and founded the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).
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