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    Porfirio Diaz

    Born in: Oaxaca de Juárez,
    Was president for 31 years from 1876 to 1910
    Between 1877 and 1911 they were built from 7,136 to 23,654 kilometers in question of telegraphic routes.
    Porfirio allowed for more foreign investment in the country.
    He Finished the Railroads in Mexico
    General Diaz
    General Mexicano
  • Plan De San Luis

    Plan De San Luis
    Plan de San Luis is Written in order to dethrow Diaz.
    This document contained many reasons why Diaz should not be in power anymore: scandalous election winning, stripping away of land, degrading citizens, and the causing of bankruptcy. The Plan called for the Mexican people to rise up in arms on Sunday, November 20, 1910, at 6:00 pm and revolt against Diaz and overthrow his government
  • Porfirio is Dethroned

    Porfirio is Dethroned
  • Franciso Madero 1911-1913

    (born in Coahuila)
    • Before his presidency, he funded his own newspaper in order to voice his own political opinions after wanted to get involved in politics.
    - Helped organize the Benito Juárez Democratic Club and a political party in Coahuila (1904–05)
    -Kick started the Mexican Revolution
    -Overthrew Diaz
  • -The titanic sinks-

  • Madero is killed by Victoriano Huerta

  • Victoriano Huerta (1913-1914)

    born in Jalisco
    *general in the army during the rule of the dictator Porfirio Díaz.
    • chief of staff of the army under Francisco Madero
    • After joining rebel forces and conspiring against Madero, Huerta forces Madero to resign, takes the presidency, and has Madero killed in the Feb of 1913.
    • Huerta dissolved the legislature and established a military dictatorship.
    • After facing persecution from the U.S government and Mexican constitutionalist forces, he resigns and escapes to Spain.
  • Pedro Lascurain`s presidency

    Pedro Lascurain`s presidency
    Was Acting President for 45 minutes to help Huerta get into Power.
    Was Mexico's foreign secretary.
    Born in Rancho la Romita (hoy Colonia Roma), Ciudad de México
  • The first year of WWI, Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated.

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    Venustiano Carranza

    Born in Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila
    Was Cuahilas Governor beforehand.
    Made The constitution of 1917
    Kept the Guarantees from the previous constitution
    Actually did the Agrarian Reform
    No Nickname
    Plan De Guadalupe dethrowing Huerta
    First World War
  • Adolfo de la Huerta (1920)

    born in Hermosillo
    *Governor of Sonora from 1917 to 1920 -Interim President, June to November
    - long with his fellow Sonorans Álvaro Obregón and Plutarco Elías Calles, he helped overthrow Pres. Venustiano Carranza in May 1920,
    -Served as Minister of Finance under Obregon from 1920-1923.
    - When Obregón supported Calles as the government’s presidential candidate in the 1924 elections, de la Huerta organized an armed rebellion that was suppressed by the government after a few months.
  • League of Nations is established

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    Alvaro Obregon

    Born in Siquisiva, Navojoa, Sonora
    Was president from 1920 to 1924
    Was Revolutionary General and Minister of War before becoming President
    Manco De Zelaya
    Roaring 20's in the United States soon after the first world war
    Assigned Jose Vasconselos as Secretary of Edeucation
    Manuel Gómez Morín makes the Bank of Mexico
  • Plutarco Elias Calles (1924-1928)

    born in Sonora
    1917- governor of Sonora, Appointed secretary of commerce, labour, and industry in the cabinet of Pres. Venustiano Carranza, and later was instrumental in overthrowing him.
    - Founded the PNR (National Revolutionary Party)
    -  he sponsored agrarian, labour, and educational reforms
    - Set off the Cristero war, was extremely anticlerical and set forth laws suppressing the Catholic Church.
    - Politically controlled next three presidents after himself, in a period known as the Maximato.
  • Hitler is imprisoned for 8 months

    Hitler is imprisoned for 8 months
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    Emilio Portes Gil (1928-1930)

    He was born in Ciudad Victoria on 3. Oct. 1890
    His goals were:
    -to turn mexico capitalist
    -improve the economy
    -try and solve the religious problems
    -continue land distribution
    His economic plan included:
    -land distribution
    -making production of certain products essential
    -trying to grow mexican and foreign companies
    -trying to improve peoples works and their conditions His nickname and foreign policies are not very known.
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    Emilio Portes Gil (1928-1930)

    He was born in Ciudad Victoria on the 3rd of Oct. 1890
    His goals included:
    -turning Mexico capitalist
    -improving the economy
    -trying to solve religious problems
    -continuing land distribution
    His economic plans included:
    -land distribution
    -making certain productions of products essential
    -trying to grow mexican and foreign companies
    -trying to improve peoples works and their conditions His nickname and foreign affairs were very little known
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    Pascual Ortiz Rubio

    Born in Morelia, Michoacán 10 de marzo de 1877 was Secretario de Comunicaciones y Obras Públicas before his presidency. he had overseen the passage of a new labor law and inaugurated the zoo in Chapultepec Park. he resigned the presidency on 4 September 1932.
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    Abelardo Rodriguez (1930-1932)

    He was born in Guaymas on the 12th of Dec. 1889
    His goals included:
    -establishing a minimum wage
    -socialist education
    -demanding church to abide by laws
    -striving to achieve better organization and functioning of commin justice
    His economic plan included:
    -creating Banobras
    -distributing national wealth more equitably
    -giving total control of changes to the bank of mexico His nickname and foreign policies are not well known.
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    Abelardo Rodriguez (1932-1934)

    He was born on the 12th of May 1889 in Guaymas
    His goals included:
    -establishing minimum wage
    -socialist education
    -demanding the church to follow the laws
    -striving for better functioning and organization of common justice
    His economic plan included:
    -creating Banobras
    -distributing national wealth more equitably
    -giving total control of changes to the bank of mexico His nickname and foreign affairs were not very known.
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    Lázaro Cárdenas

    Born May 21, 1895, Jiquilpan, Mexico when he became president he was noted for his efforts to carry out the social and economic aims of the Mexican Revolution. He distributed land, made loans available to peasants, organized workers’ and peasants’ confederations, and expropriated and nationalized foreign-owned industries.
    Nicknamed Tata Lázaro he was governer of Michoacan before his presidency
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    Manuel Avila Camacho (1940-1946)

    He was born in Teziutlan on the 24th of April 1897
    His goals included:
    -Social Security
    -raising the education budget
    -continuing the agrarian reform and land distribution
    -resuming diplomatic relations with the UK and the Soviet Union
  • Manuel Avila Camacho cont

    His economic plan included:
    -freezing housing rents
    -creating the National Workers Council
    -reducing the living cost Nickname: Avila CaMOCHO International Affairs:
    -Diplomatic Relation with UK and SU
    -Economic problems with the US
    -Joining WWII after german submarines sunk a mexican ship
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    Miguel Aleman

    Born in Sayula Semptember 29, 1902, greatly accelerated industrial development and public works projects. Most notable in his construction spree was the completion of University City, which is the core of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, one of the largest universities in the world.
    He was nicknamed Cachorro de la revolución he was Governer of Veracruz before his presidency
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    Adolfo Ruiz Cortines (1952-19580

    He was born on Dec. 1st 1889 in Veracruz His golas included:
    -stable prices with a strong economy
    -improve living conditions
    -make men and women politically equal
    -education boost for primary and secondary education
    His economic plan included:
    -price stability
    -commercial balance
    -responsibly handled public finances Nickname: El faquir International affairs:
    -building the falcon dam in the US
    -cold relations with US due to refusal of agreements to participate in international wars
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    Adolfo Lopez Mateos

    Born in Atizapan de Zaragoza May 26 1909, during his presidency he created the ISSSTE (Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado), he helped the Mexican economy grow, he persuaded the Olympic committee to host the XIX Olympics in Mexico City and he reintegrated the Chamizal Territory to mexico.
    He was nicknamed Lopez Paseos and was "El Secretario de Trabajo y Prevision Social " before becoming President