Francisco I. Madero, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Mexican revolutionary leader and president
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Place of Birth: Parras de la Fuente, Coahuila, Mexico
About Francisco I. Madero
- Francisco Ignacio Madero González (Spanish pronunciation: [f?an'sisko i?'nasjo ma'ðe?o ?on'sales]; 30 October 1873 – 22 February 1913) was a Mexican revolutionary, writer and statesman who served as the 33rd president of Mexico from 1911 until shortly before his assassination in 1913.
- He was an advocate for social justice and democracy.
- Madero was notable for challenging Mexican President Porfirio DĂaz for the presidency in 1910 and being instrumental in sparking the Mexican Revolution. Born into an extremely wealthy landowning family in northern Mexico, Madero was an unusual politician, who until he ran for president in the 1910 elections, had never held office.
- In his 1908 book entitled The Presidential Succession in 1910, Madero called on voters to prevent the sixth reelection of Porfirio DĂaz, which Madero considered anti-democratic.
- His vision would lay the foundation for a democratic, 20th-century Mexico, but without polarizing the social classes.
- To that effect, he bankrolled the Anti-Reelectionist Party (later the Progressive Constitutional Party) and urged Mexicans to rise up against DĂaz, which ignited the Mexican Revolution in 1910. Madero's candidacy against DĂaz garnered widespread support in Mexico, since he was possessed of independent financial means, ideological determination, and the bravery to oppose DĂaz when it was dangerous to do so.
- Arrested by the dictatorship shortly after being declared presidential candidate by his party, the opposition leader escaped from prison and launched the Plan of San Luis PotosĂ from the United States, in this manner beginning the Mexican Revolution. Following the resignation of DĂaz from the presidency on 25 May 1911 after the signing of the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez, Madero became the highest political leader of the country.
- Known as "Maderistas", Madero's followers referred to him as the "caudillo de la RevoluciĂłn" (leader of the Revolution).
- He was elected president on 15 October 1911 by almost 90% of the vote.
- Sworn into office on 6 November 1911, he became one of Mexico's youngest elected presidents, having just turned 38.
- Despite his considerable popularity amongst the people, Madero's administration soon encountered opposition both from more radical revolutionaries and from remnants of the former regime. In February 1913, a military coup took place in the Mexican capital led by General Victoriano Huerta, the military commander of the city, and supported by the United States ambassador.
- Madero was arrested and a short time later assassinated along with his Vice-President, JosĂ© MarĂa Pino Suárez, on 22 February 1913, following the series of events known as the Ten Tragic Days (la Decena Trágica).
- The death of Madero and Pino Suárez led to a national and international outcry which eventually paved the way for the fall of the Huerta Dictatorship, the triumph of the Mexican Revolution and the establishment of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico under Maderista President Venustiano Carranza.
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