Francisco I. Madero
Francisco I. Madero | |
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Francisco I. Madero, c. 1910–13 | |
| 37th President of Mexico | |
| In office 6 November 1911 – 19 February 1913 | |
| Vice President | José María Pino Suárez |
| Preceded by | Francisco León de la Barra |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Lascuráin |
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| Born | Francisco Ignacio Madero González 30 October 1873 Parras de la Fuente, Coahuila, Mexico |
| Died | 22 February 1913 (aged 39) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Cause of death | Assassination (gunshot wounds) |
| Resting place | Monument to the Revolution Mexico City, Mexico |
| Political party | Progressive Constitutionalist Party (previously the Anti-Reelectionist Party) |
| Spouse(s) | Sara Pérez Romero (m. 1903) |
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| Parents | Francisco Madero Hernández (father) Mercedes González Treviño (mother) |
| Residence | Coahuila |
| Education | Lycée Hoche de Versailles |
| Alma mater | HEC Paris University of California, Berkeley |
| Profession | Writer, revolutionary |
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Francisco I. Madero (October 30, 1873 - February 22, 1913) was a reformist politician and writer. He was President of Mexico from 1911 to 1913 and never held any other political office. He started the Mexican Revolution in 1910, which helped overthrow the dictator, President Porfirio Díaz.
Madero could not change all of the government. Some people did not like him, because he had removed Diaz from power. The revolutionary forces thought that he was not radical enough and should have done more.
Victoriano Huerta, a general who had served under Diaz, removed Madero from power in 1913 and executed him.