Mexican Revolution Timeline

Mexican Revolution Timeline

1910

Diaz ran for president for his seventh reelection in 1910

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Madero published his Plan de San Luis Potosí from San Antonio, Texas, calling for a revolt on November 20

Diaz had Madero arrested and declared himself the winner after a mock election in June.

In the south, Emiliano Zapata waged a bloody campaing against the local caciques.

In the north, Pascual Orozco and Pancho Villa mobilized their armies and began raiding goverment garrisons

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1911

In the spring of 1911 the revolutionary forces took Ciudad Juárez, forced Diaz to resing and declared Madero president.

Orozco was dissatisfaied with the slow pace of reform under the new goverment and led a revolutionary movement in the north.

Ambassador Henry Lone Wilson become an outspoken enemy of the Madero administration

Tensions reached a peak when yet another faction of rebel forces, led by felix diaz, clashed with federl trops in Mexico city under the command of Vicotriano huerta.

Madero was a sincere believer in constitutional goverment, and labour and peasant groups were now free to demand reforms.

1913

On february 18, 1913, After the ninth day of that melee, Huerta and Diaz met in embassador Wilson's office and singed the so-called "Pact Of the embassy" in which they agreed to conspire against madero and to install Huerta as president

Venustiano Carranza whose Plan de Guadalupe called for Huerta's resignation

Pancho Villa and Álvaro Obregón guided the rebellious opposition in Chihuahua and sonora respectively

Zapata headed rebellion aimed at land reformÍ

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1914

In 1914 permitted the constitutionalist to buy munnitions in United States while embargoing shipments for Huerta

In April, in order to prevent Huerta from receiving an arms shipment form Germany, U.S naval forces seized Veracruz

In the sprin and summer of 1914 the loosely allied rebel forces converged on México city

Huerta went into exile in July 1914

Carranza declared himself president on August 20

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1916

Villa executed about 17 I.S citizens at santa isabel in january 1916

1917

Carranza presided over the writing of the constitution of 1917.

Lazaro cárdenas instituonalized the reforms that were fought for during the revolution and were legitimized in 1917

1919

Zapata was assasinated in 1919.

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1920

In 1920 opposition reached a climax when Carranza teied to break up a railrad strike in Sonora

Carranza was killed attempting to flee the capital on may 21

.Adolfo Huerta became interiro president until Obregon was elected in november

Many historians regard 1920 as the end of the revolution.

1934

Lazaro cárdenas took office in 1934

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