Andrés Manuel López Obrador

Some of the key events about Andrés Manuel López Obrador

• 1976

  Joined the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and began his political career
• 1988

  Left the PRI to support Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas' presidential campaign
• 1988

  Participated in blocking Pemex oil wells in Tabasco as part of protests against alleged electoral fraud
• 1989

  Helped found the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD)
• 1996

  Became the national leader of the PRD
• 2000

  Elected as Head of Government of Mexico City
• 2000

  Accused of violating campaign finance laws during his run for Mexico City mayor
• 2003

  Implemented the "Pension for the Elderly" program in Mexico City
• 2004

  Ignored a Supreme Court order to halt construction on a hospital access road
• 2006

  Ran for President of Mexico for the first time
• 2006

  Led protests and declared himself the "legitimate president" after losing a close election
• 2006

  Blocked major streets in Mexico City for weeks, disrupting traffic and business
• 2011

  Founded the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA)
• 2012

  Accused the winning presidential candidate of vote-buying and media bias without providing strong evidence
• 2014

  MORENA became an official political party under his leadership
• 2017

  Proposed amnesty for some drug cartel leaders, drawing criticism from victims' families
• 2018

  Elected as the 58th President of Mexico
• 2018

  Canceled a partially-built $13 billion airport project, causing economic uncertainty
• 2020

  Downplayed the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and resisted implementing strict measures
• 2022

  Pushed through controversial electoral reforms that critics say weaken the country's electoral institute

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