Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (21 May 1895 – 19 October 1970) was a Mexican army officer and politician. He 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 redistributing land to smallholders in collective holdings (ejidos).
Although he was not from the state of Sonora, whose generals had dominated Mexican politics in the 1920s, Cárdenas was loyal to Sonoran general and former president Plutarco Elías Calles (1924–1928). Calles had founded the National Revolutionary Party (PNR) in the wake of the assassination of Sonoran general Alvaro Obregón, who served as president (1920–1924) and was president-elect in 1928. Cárdenas was Calles' hand-picked candidate in 1934 to run for the presidency. While Calles did not hold the title of president, he had remained the power behind the presidency, and expected to maintain that role when Cárdenas took office. However, Cárdenas out-maneuvered him politically and eventually forced the former president into exile, establishing Cárdenas's legitimacy and power in his own right during his remaining time in office. In 1938, Cárdenas transformed the structure of the party Calles founded, creating the Partido de la Revolución Mexicana (PRM), based on sectoral representation of peasants via peasant leagues, unionized workers, professionals, and the Mexican army. Cárdenas's incorporation of the army into the party structure was a deliberate move to diminish the power of the military and prevent their traditional intervention in politics through coups d'état. An important political achievement of Cárdenas was his complete surrender of power in December 1940 to his elected successor, Manuel Ávila Camacho, who was a political moderate without a distinguished military record.
Cárdenas has been revered as "the greatest constructive radical of the Mexican Revolution", for reviving its ideals, but he has also been criticized as an "authoritarian populist". According to numerous opinion polls and analysts, Cárdenas is the most popular Mexican president of the 20th century.
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Some of their strengths
Lázaro Cárdenas has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Intelligent, Passionate, Charming, Energetic, Bold, Confident, and Extroverted.
Charming and Quick-witted
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Lázaro Cárdenas is someone who is a charming, quick-witted, and energetic person who combines passion and intelligence with an ability to feel what others are feeling and to effectively communicate with them. A person who defines themself by their friends and what groups they belong to.
Active and Precise
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Lázaro Cárdenas well know them as someone who can be tough, active, and sharp, like a sword.
Imaginative and Sentimental
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Lázaro Cárdenas as someone who is imaginative, sentimental, and in touch with emotions.
A person who has extremely good memory and analytical skills, likes to make sure that everyone gets along, enjoys all kinds of situations and people, has a talent for travel and languages, and who makes lifelong friends.
Altruistic and Ambitious
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Lázaro Cárdenas is someone who is the type of person who rallies behind a group, cause, or community, and who enjoys being dedicated to a higher cause of some sort.
They are also someone who is balanced, organized, and in-charge, and who loves traveling, working hard, and figuring out the patterns of things.
Logical and Reasonable
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Lázaro Cárdenas tends to be someone who is understanding, logical, and reasonable. Who can be intellectual and intuitive, speak the truth at any cost, be witty and sociable, and live life to its fullest.
Some of Lázaro Cárdenas's challenges
While Lázaro Cárdenas has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Lázaro Cárdenas can be Self-centered, Irritable, Hypocritical, Short-tempered, Impulsive, Arrogant, and Status-seeking.
Hypocritical and Self-centered
One of Lázaro Cárdenas's key challenges is that they are someone who can be perceived as hypocritical and self-centered.
Irritable and Moody
Lázaro Cárdenas is someone who can be irritable and moody, have a tendency to experience self-doubt, be too secretive, can take too many risks, and who can have an extreme approach to managing personal finances.
Indecisive and Distracted
Finally, Lázaro Cárdenas also can have a hard time staying focused and can easily become restless.
