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President of Mexico
The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States (the official title in Spanish is Ciudadano Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is the head of state of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the head of government and the Supreme Commander of...
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Felipe Calderón Hinojosa
Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa (Spanish pronunciation: [feˈlipe kalðeˈɾon], born on August 18, 1962) is the current President of Mexico. He assumed office on December 1, 2006, and was elected for one six-year term that will end in 2012 without...
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- Dec 1, 2006
Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox Quesada (Spanish pronunciation: [biˈsente foks keˈsaða]; born July 2, 1942) is a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 2000 to 2006 and currently serves as co-President of the Centrist Democrat International, an...
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- Nov 30, 2006
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- Dec 1, 2000
Ernesto Zedillo
Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León (born December 27, 1951) is a Mexican economist and politician. He served as President of Mexico from December 1, 1994 to November 30, 2000, as the last of the uninterrupted seventy year line of Mexican presidents from...
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- Nov 30, 2000
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- Dec 1, 1994
Carlos Salinas
Carlos Salinas de Gortari (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkarlos saˈlinaz ðe ɣorˈtaɾi]) (born in Mexico City on April 3, 1948) is a Mexican economist and politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as President of...
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- Nov 30, 1994
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- Dec 1, 1988
Miguel de la Madrid
Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado (born December 12, 1934) is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as President of Mexico from 1982 to 1988.
Miguel de la Madrid graduated with a bachelor's degree in Law...
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- Nov 30, 1988
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- Dec 1, 1982
José López Portillo
José López Portillo y Pacheco (June 16, 1920 – February 17, 2004) was the President of Mexico from 1976 to 1982.
Born in Mexico City, López Portillo studied Law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) before beginning his political...
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- Nov 30, 1982
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- Dec 1, 1976
Luis Echeverría
Luis Echeverría Álvarez (born January 17, 1922) served as President of Mexico from 1970 to 1976.
Echeverría joined the faculty of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1947 and taught political theory. He rose in the hierarchy of the...
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- Nov 30, 1976
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- Dec 1, 1970
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (12 March 1911 – 15 July 1979) served as the President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970.
Díaz Ordaz was born in San Andrés Chalchícomula (nowadays Ciudad Serdán, Puebla). His father, Ramón Díaz Ordaz Redonet, worked as an accountant,...
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- Nov 30, 1970
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- Dec 1, 1964
Adolfo López Mateos
Adolfo López Mateos (26 May 1909 – 22 September 1969) was a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964. As president, he nationalized electric companies, created...
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- Nov 30, 1964
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- Dec 1, 1958
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines (December 30, 1890 – December 3, 1973) was President of Mexico from 1952 to 1958, representing the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He is perhaps best remembered for granting women the right to vote in presidential...
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- Nov 30, 1958
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- Dec 1, 1952
Miguel Alemán Valdés
Miguel Alemán Valdés (September 29, 1900 – May 14, 1983) served as the President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952.
Alemán was born in Sayula in the state of Veracruz as the son of General Miguel Alemán González and Tomasa Valdés Ledezma. As a child, he...
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- Nov 30, 1952
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- Dec 1, 1946
Manuel Ávila Camacho
Manuel Ávila Camacho (24 April 1897 – 13 October 1955) served as the President of Mexico from 1940 to 1946.
Manuel Ávila was born in the city of Teziutlán, a small town in Puebla, to middle-class parents, Manuel Ávila Castillo and Eufrosina Camacho...
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- Nov 30, 1946
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- Dec 1, 1940
Lázaro Cárdenas
Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (May 21, 1895 – October 19, 1970) was President of Mexico from 1934 to 1940.
Lázaro Cárdenas was born into a lower-middle class family in the village of Jiquilpan, Michoacán. He supported his family (including his mother and...
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- Nov 30, 1940
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- Dec 1, 1934
Abelardo L. Rodríguez
Abelardo Rodríguez Luján, commonly known as Abelardo L. Rodríguez (May 12, 1889–February 13, 1967) was the interim president of Mexico from 1932-1934, completing the term of Pascual Ortiz after his resignation.
Born in San Jose de Guaymas, Sonora,...
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- Nov 30, 1934
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- Sep 4, 1932
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Pascual Ortiz Rubio (10 March 1877 – 4 November 1963) was a Mexican politician. He was born in Morelia, Michoacán as the son of Pascual Ortiz de Ayala y Huerta and Lenor Rubio Cornelis. He served as president from 1930 to 1932, having previously...
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- Sep 4, 1932
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- Feb 5, 1930
Emilio Portes Gil
Emilio Portes Gil (October 3, 1890 – December 10, 1978) was President of Mexico from 1928 to 1930.
Portes Gil was born in Ciudad Victoria, the capital of the state of Tamaulipas in northeast Mexico.
He was in law school during the outbreak of the...
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- Feb 4, 1930
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- Dec 1, 1928
Plutarco Elías Calles
Plutarco Elías Calles (September 25, 1877 – October 19, 1945) was a Mexican general and politician. He was president of Mexico from 1924 to 1928, but he continued to be the de facto ruler from 1928-1935, a period known as the maximato. Calles is...
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- Nov 30, 1928
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- Dec 1, 1924
Álvaro Obregón
General Álvaro Obregón Salido (February 19, 1880 – July 17, 1928) was President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924. He was assassinated in 1928, shortly after winning election to another presidential term.
A successful Sonoran chickpea farmer and municipal...
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- Nov 30, 1924
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- Dec 1, 1920
Adolfo de la Huerta
Felipe Adolfo de la Huerta Marcor (May 29, 1881 – July 9, 1955) was a Mexican politician and interim President of Mexico from June 1 to December 1, 1920.
As Governor of the northern state of Sonora he lead the Revolution of Agua Prieta that put an...
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- Nov 30, 1920
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- Jun 1, 1920
Venustiano Carranza
Venustiano Carranza de la Garza (December 29, 1859 – May 21, 1920) was one of the leaders of the Mexican Revolution. He ultimately became President of Mexico following the overthrow of the dictatorial Huerta regime in the summer of 1914 and during...
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- May 21, 1920
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- Aug 20, 1917
Francisco Lagos Cházaro
Francisco Jerónimo de Jesús Lagos Cházaro Mortero (Tlacotalpan, Veracruz, September 30, 1878 – 1932 in Mexico City) was acting President of Mexico from June 10, 1915 to October 10, 1915.
Lagos Cházaro studied for a legal career in Veracruz, Puebla...
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- Oct 10, 1915
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- Jun 10, 1915
Roque González Garza
Roque González Garza (Saltillo, Coahuila, March 23, 1885 – November 12, 1962 in Mexico City) was a Mexican general and acting president of the Republic from January to June 1915.
From 1908 he appeared in politics in opposition to the government of...
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- Jun 10, 1915
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- Jan 16, 1915
Eulalio Gutiérrez
Eulalio Gutiérrez Ortiz (February 2, 1881 – August 12, 1939) was elected provisional president of Mexico during the Aguascalientes Convention and led the country for a few months between November 6, 1914, and January 16, 1915.
He was born on the...
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- Jan 16, 1915
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- Nov 6, 1914
Francisco S. Carvajal
Francisco S. Carvajal (9 December 1870 – 20 September 1932) was a Mexican lawyer and politician who served briefly as president in 1914. In his role as foreign minister, he succeeded Victoriano Huerta as president upon the latter's resignation.
Born...
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- Aug 13, 1914
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- Jul 15, 1914
Victoriano Huerta
José Victoriano Huerta Márquez (Colotlán, Jalisco, December 22, 1850, – January 13, 1916 in El Paso, Texas) was a Mexican military officer and president of Mexico.
Victoriano Huerta was born in the town of Colotlán, Jalisco, son of Jesús Huerta and...
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- Jul 15, 1914
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- Feb 18, 1913
Pedro Lascuráin
Pedro José Domingo de la Calzada Manuel María Lascuráin Paredes (Mexico City, May 8, 1856 – July 21, 1952 in Mexico City) was both Mexico and the world's briefest-ever serving president.
He served as Mexico's foreign minister for two terms and was...
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- Feb 18, 1913
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- Feb 18, 1913
Francisco I. Madero
Francisco Indalecio Madero González (October 30, 1873 – February 22, 1913) was a politician, writer and revolutionary who served as President of Mexico from 1911 to 1913. As a respectable upper-class politician he supplied a center around which...
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- Feb 18, 1913
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- Nov 6, 1911
Francisco León de la Barra
Francisco León de la Barra y Quijano (Querétaro, June 16, 1863 – September 23, 1939 in Biarritz, France) was a Mexican political figure and diplomat, who served as interim president of Mexico from May 25 to November 6, 1911.
He obtained a degree in...
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- Nov 5, 1911
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- Feb 25, 1911
Porfirio Díaz
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (September 15, 1830 – July 2, 1915) was an accomplished general and the President of Mexico continuously from 1876 to 1911, with the exception of a four-year term served by his political ally Manuel González from...
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- May 25, 1911
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- Dec 1, 1884
Manuel González
For the Peruvian political figure, see Manuel González Prada. For the Costa Rican writer "Magón", see Manuel González Zeledón.
Manuel del Refugio González Flores (June 18, 1833 — April 10, 1893) was a Mexican military officer, politician, and, from...
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- Nov 30, 1884
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- Dec 1, 1880
Porfirio Díaz
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (September 15, 1830 – July 2, 1915) was an accomplished general and the President of Mexico continuously from 1876 to 1911, with the exception of a four-year term served by his political ally Manuel González from...
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- Nov 30, 1880
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- Feb 17, 1877
Juan N. Méndez
Juan Nepomuceno Méndez (July 2, 1820 – November 29, 1894) was a Mexican general, a Liberal politician and confidante of Porfirio Díaz, and interim president of the Republic for a few months during the Porfiriato. He served from December 6, 1876...
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- Feb 17, 1877
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- Dec 6, 1876
Porfirio Díaz
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (September 15, 1830 – July 2, 1915) was an accomplished general and the President of Mexico continuously from 1876 to 1911, with the exception of a four-year term served by his political ally Manuel González from...
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- Dec 6, 1876
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- Nov 29, 1876
Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada
Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada y Corral (Jalapa, Veracruz, April 24, 1823 – April 21, 1889 in New York City) was a jurist and Liberal president of Mexico.
He was born in Jalapa, Veracruz, into a Criollo family. After studying five years of theology as a...
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- Nov 20, 1876
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- Jul 19, 1872
Benito Juárez
Benito Pablo Juárez García (Spanish pronunciation: [beˈnito ˈpaβlo ˈxwaɾes ɡarˈsia]) (March 21, 1806 – July 18, 1872) was a Zapotec Amerindian who served five terms as president of Mexico: 1858–1861 as interim, 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and...
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- Jul 18, 1872
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- Jan 19, 1858
Ignacio Comonfort
Ignacio Comonfort (1812 – November 13, 1863) was a Mexican politician and military officer who served as president of Mexico.
He was born in 1812 in Puebla de los Ángeles, in the state of Puebla, to French parents. He participated in the Mexican...
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- Jan 21, 1858
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- Sep 15, 1855
Juan Álvarez
Juan Nepomuceno Álvarez Hurtado (27 January 1790 – 21 August 1867) was a general and interim president of Mexico for a few months in 1855. He fought in all the major wars of Mexico, from the War of Independence through the Pastry War, the Mexican...
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- Dec 11, 1855
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- Oct 4, 1855
Rómulo Díaz de la Vega
Rómulo Díaz de la Vega (May 23, 1800, Mexico City—October 3, 1877, Puebla, Puebla) was interim president of Mexico in 1855. He studied military science and rose to the rank of general.
He was captured at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma.
When...
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- Oct 3, 1855
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- Sep 12, 1855
Martín Carrera
Martín Carrera Sabat (December 20, 1806 – April 22, 1871) was a Mexican general and interim president of the country for about a month in 1855. He was a moderate Liberal.
Carrera entered the military at the age of 9, as a cadet in the Expeditionary...
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- Sep 12, 1855
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- Aug 15, 1855
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón (21 February 1794 – 21 June 1876), often known as Santa Anna or López de Santa Anna, was a Mexican political leader, general and President who greatly influenced early Mexican and...
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- Aug 9, 1855
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- Apr 20, 1853
Manuel Lombardini
Manuel María Lombardini (23 July 1802 – 2 December 1853) was a Mexican general and politician who supported Antonio López de Santa Anna. From February 8, 1853 to April 20, 1853 he served as president of Mexico.
He joined the army at age 12,...
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- Apr 20, 1853
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- Feb 8, 1853
Juan Bautista Ceballos
Juan Bautista Ceballos (May 13, 1811, Durango, Nueva Vizcaya (now Durango state)—August 20, 1859, Paris) was interim president of Mexico from January 6 to February 8 of 1853. He was a moderate Liberal.
His family moved from Durango to Valladolid ...
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- Feb 8, 1853
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- Jan 6, 1853
Mariano Arista
Mariano Arista (26 July 1802 – 7 August 1855) was a noted veteran of many of Mexico's nineteenth century wars who served as president of Mexico from January 15, 1851 to January 6, 1853.
He was born in the state of San Luis Potosí. Originally an...
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- Jan 6, 1853
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- Jan 15, 1851
José Joaquín de Herrera
José Joaquín de Herrera (February 23, 1792 – February 10, 1854) was a moderate Mexican politician who served as president of Mexico three times (1844, 1844-45 and 1848-51), as well as a general in the Mexican Army during the Mexican-American War....
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- Jan 15, 1851
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- Jun 3, 1848
José Manuel de la Peña y Peña
José Manuel de la Peña y Peña (March 10, 1789 — January 2, 1850) was a Mexican politician and lawyer, interim president of Mexico from September 26, 1847 to November 13, 1847 and president from January 8, 1848 to June 3, 1848.
He was a scholarship...
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- Jun 3, 1848
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- Jan 8, 1848
Pedro María de Anaya
Pedro Bernardino María de Anaya (June 16, 1794 – May 21, 1854) was a military officer who served twice as interim president of Mexico from 1847 to 1848. He also played an important role during the Mexican-American War.
He was born on June 16, 1794...
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- Jan 8, 1848
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- Sep 15, 1847
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón (21 February 1794 – 21 June 1876), often known as Santa Anna or López de Santa Anna, was a Mexican political leader, general and President who greatly influenced early Mexican and...
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- Sep 15, 1847
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- May 20, 1847
Valentín Gómez Farías
Valentín Gómez Farías (14 February 1781 – 5 July 1858) was several times acting President of Mexico in the 1830s and 1840s.
Valentín Gomez Farias was one of the more important political figures in early Mexico. The first presidency of Santa Anna...
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- Mar 21, 1847
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- Dec 24, 1846
José Mariano de Salas
José Mariano de Salas (May 11, 1797 – December 24, 1867) was a Mexican general and politician who served twice as interim president of Mexico (1846 and 1859). He was also a member of the executive triumvirate of the Second Empire that invited...
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- Dec 23, 1846
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- Aug 5, 1846
Mariano Paredes
Mariano Paredes y Arrillaga (circa 7 January 1797 – 7 September 1849) was a conservative Mexican general and president. He took power in a coup d'etat in 1846. He was the president at the start of the Mexican-American War.
He entered the Spanish...
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- Jul 28, 1846
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- Jan 4, 1846
Gabriel Valencia
Gabriel Valencia (1799–1848) was a Mexican soldier in the early years of the Republic. From December 30, 1845 to January 2, 1846 he served as interim president of Mexico.
Valencia joined the Spanish colonial army before Mexican independence, but...
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- Jan 2, 1846
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- Dec 30, 1845
José Joaquín de Herrera
José Joaquín de Herrera (February 23, 1792 – February 10, 1854) was a moderate Mexican politician who served as president of Mexico three times (1844, 1844-45 and 1848-51), as well as a general in the Mexican Army during the Mexican-American War....
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- Dec 30, 1845
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- Dec 7, 1844
Valentín Canalizo
Valentín Canalizo (Monterrey, Nuevo León, January 14, 1794 – February 20, 1850 in Mexico City) was a Mexican general and conservative politician. He was a supporter of a centralist (not federalist) national government and an obedient follower and...
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- Dec 6, 1844
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- Sep 21, 1844
José Joaquín de Herrera
José Joaquín de Herrera (February 23, 1792 – February 10, 1854) was a moderate Mexican politician who served as president of Mexico three times (1844, 1844-45 and 1848-51), as well as a general in the Mexican Army during the Mexican-American War....
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- Sep 21, 1844
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- Sep 12, 1844
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón (21 February 1794 – 21 June 1876), often known as Santa Anna or López de Santa Anna, was a Mexican political leader, general and President who greatly influenced early Mexican and...
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- Sep 12, 1844
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- Jun 4, 1844
Nicolás Bravo
Nicolás Bravo Rueda (September 10, 1786 – April 22, 1854) was a Mexican politician and soldier. He distinguished himself in both offices during the 1846–1848 U.S. invasion of Mexico.
During the War of Independence (1810–21), Bravo fought alongside...
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- Aug 4, 1846
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- Jul 28, 1846
Valentín Canalizo
Valentín Canalizo (Monterrey, Nuevo León, January 14, 1794 – February 20, 1850 in Mexico City) was a Mexican general and conservative politician. He was a supporter of a centralist (not federalist) national government and an obedient follower and...
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- Jun 4, 1844
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- Oct 4, 1843
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón (21 February 1794 – 21 June 1876), often known as Santa Anna or López de Santa Anna, was a Mexican political leader, general and President who greatly influenced early Mexican and...
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- Oct 4, 1843
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- Mar 4, 1843
Nicolás Bravo
Nicolás Bravo Rueda (September 10, 1786 – April 22, 1854) was a Mexican politician and soldier. He distinguished himself in both offices during the 1846–1848 U.S. invasion of Mexico.
During the War of Independence (1810–21), Bravo fought alongside...
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- Mar 4, 1843
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- Oct 26, 1842
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón (21 February 1794 – 21 June 1876), often known as Santa Anna or López de Santa Anna, was a Mexican political leader, general and President who greatly influenced early Mexican and...
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- Oct 26, 1842
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- Oct 10, 1841
