Madero Calls for Change: Mexican Revolution Starts
Francisco I. Madero issued the Plan de San Luis Potosí to denounce President Porfirio Díaz and call for an armed uprising that immediately ignited the Mexican Revolution. This bold declaration shattered decades of Díaz's dictatorship, triggering a decade-long civil war that ultimately dismantled the old regime and reshaped Mexico's political landscape.
November 20, 1910
116 years ago
Key Figures & Places
Porfirio Díaz
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revolution
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President of Mexico
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Mexican Revolution
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Francisco I. Madero
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Federal government of the United Mexican States
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Plan of San Luis Potosí
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Mexican Revolution
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Francisco I. Madero
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Plan of San Luis Potosí
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Porfirio Díaz
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Revolution
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Federal government of Mexico
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Línea 1 del Metro de la Ciudad de México
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Tacubaya (estación)
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Tlatelolco (estación)
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Hospital General (estación)
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Línea 3 del Metro de la Ciudad de México
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Liste des chefs d'État du Mexique
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History of Mexico
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