Emilio Portes Gil, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emilio Portes Gil

Mexican politician

Date of Birth: 03-Oct-1890

Place of Birth: Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Date of Death: 10-Dec-1978

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician, diplomat

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Emilio Cándido Portes Gil (Spanish pronunciation: [e'miljo 'po?tes xil]; 3 October 1890 – 10 December 1978) was President of Mexico from 1928 to 1930, one of three to serve out the six-year term of president-elect General Álvaro Obregón, who was assassinated in 1928.
Since the Mexican Constitution of 1917 forbade re-election of a serving president, the out-going president Plutarco Elías Calles could not formally become president.
Portes Gil became president, but Calles, the "Jefe Máximo", retained effective political power during what is known as the Maximato.