Porfirio Díaz
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori was a Mexican general and politician of Spanish and Mixtec descent who was the dictator of Mexico from 1876 until his overthrow in 1911. Seizing power in a military coup, he served as president of Mexico on three occasions, a total of over thirty years, the longest of any Mexican ruler. This period is known as the Porfiriato and has been called a de facto dictatorship.
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- Born in
- Oaxaca
- Educated at
- Instituto de Ciencias y Artes de Oaxaca
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- 🏆 Order of the Double Dragon🏆 Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion🏆 Order of the Liberator🏆 Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum🏆 Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
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1830
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