1934 in Mexico - Mexican Presidential Candidates (1934), Lzaro Crdenas, 1934 Central America Hurricane (Paperback)

Chapters: Mexican Presidential Candidates (1934), Lzaro Crdenas, 1934 Central America Hurricane. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Lzaro Crdenas del Ro (May 21, 1895 October 19, 1970) was President of Mexico from 1934 to 1940. Lzaro Crdenas was born into a lower-middle class family in the village of Jiquilpan, Michoacn. He supported his family (including his mother and seven younger siblings) from age 16 after the death of his father. By the age of 18 he had worked as a tax collector, a printer's devil, and a jailkeeper. Although he left school at the age of eleven, he used every opportunity to educate himself and read widely throughout his life, especially works of history. Crdenas set his sights on becoming a teacher, but was drawn into politics and the military during the Mexican Revolution after Victoriano Huerta overthrew President Francisco Madero. He backed Plutarco Elas Calles, and after Calles became president, Crdenas became governor of Michoacn in 1928. He became known for his progressive program of building roads and schools, promoting education, land reform and social security. Calles continued to dominate Mexico after his presidency with administrations that were his puppets. After having two of his hand-picked men put into the position, the PNR balked at his first choice, Manuel Prez Trevio, in 1932. Instead they selected Crdenas to be the ruling party's presidential candidate, and Calles went along with it, thinking he could control him as he had the previous two. This however, was not so. Crdenas's first move once he took office late in 1934 was to have his presidential salary cut in half. Even more surprising moves would follow. After establishing himself in the presidency, in 1936 Crdenas had Calles and dozens ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=211584