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The Olmec civilization, which flourished in Mesoamerica from around 1400 to 400 BCE, did not have a singular ruler in the way that later civilizations like the Maya or Aztecs did. Instead, the Olmecs are believed to have been organized in a series of city-states, each potentially governed by its own ruling elite or a chieftain. The most prominent site, San Lorenzo, suggests a centralized authority, but specific rulers' identities remain largely unknown due to the scarcity of written records.

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