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Porfirio Díaz

Porfirio Díaz
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz was unsuccessful in two tries at the presidency of Mexico in 1867 and 1871, but in 1876 he overthrew President Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada and became president the following year. He served as Mexico’s president for all but four of the next 35 years.
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Mexico City; Díaz, Porfirio; Mexican Revolution
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