Francisco I. Madero

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.

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