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Mexican leftist icon Cuauhtemoc Cardenas dies at 92

Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, a leading figure on Mexico’s left, has died at 92, the government said. His 1980s campaign for disenfranchised voters helped force changes to the political system, though he never became president of Mexico.
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