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"Plan of San Luis Potosí"
Francisco Madero writes "Plan of San Luis Potosí" in San Antonio, Texas, calling for all Mexicans to rise up against the dictator November 20, 1910. -
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Pascual Orozco and Francisco Villa
Francisco Madero persuades Pascual Orozco and Francisco "Pancho" Villa to join the revolutio -
Zapata
Emiliano Zapata leads uprising of villagers in Morelos for land and water rights. Simultaneously armed revolts begin in other parts of Mexico. -
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Capture of Villa and Orozco
Orozco and Villa capture Ciudad Juárez -
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Madero President of Mexico
Francisco Madero elected President of Mexico. -
Rebelion
Pascual Orozco leads rebellion in Chihuahua, after losing gubernatorial election. General Victoriano Huerta, representing Madero, defeats Orozco and arrests Pancho Villa. -
USA vs Huerta
United States declares itself against Huerta. -
Carranza
Venustiano Carranza, governor of Coahuila, is declared First Chief in the fight against Huerta ("The Usurper") and including both Villa and Zapata. Alvaro Obregón leads Carranza's army -
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Victoriano Huerta
Huerta leads coup against Madero, who is deposed, arrested and jailed. -
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Huerta
Huerta leads coup against Madero, who is deposed, arrested and jailed. -
President death
President Madero and Vice President Pino Suárez are shot to death. Huerta declares himself President of Mexico. -
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WWI
World War I starts in Europe. United States leaves Veracruz. -
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Veracruz
United States forces occupy Veracruz -
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German Ship
Huerta resigns as President and flees to Europe on a German ship. -
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División del Norte
Zacatecas captured by Villa's "División del Norte." -
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Provisional President
United States recognizes Venustiano Carranza as provisional President of Mexico. -
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Search for Villa
General John J. Pershing leads a force into Mexico in a futile search for Villa. -
Pancho Villa
Pancho Villa sacks Columbus, New Mexico in retaliation for the United States' recognition of his enemy Carranza. Eight U.S. soldiers and 10 U.S. civilians killed. -
Constitution of 1917
Mexico adopts the Constitution of 1917, claiming rights over the subsoil, instituting new regulations to benefit organized labor and decreeing sanctions against the Catholic Church. -
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Zapata
Zapata slain in ambush. -
Obregón
Obregón announces his campaign for the presidency. -
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Revolt
Obregón announces his campaign for the presidency. -
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Murdered
Carranza murdered. -
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New President
Obregón elected President. -
The Revolution is over
Obregón sworn in as President. The Revolution is over.
