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10 april 1893 chapingo , state of mexico mexican liberal 35px president manuel gonzalez.jpg manuel gonzález flores
 manuel gonzález
manuel gonzález flores

manuel del refugio gonzález flores -lrb- 18 june 1833 -- 10 april 1893 -rrb- was a military general and mexican liberal politician who served as the 31st president of mexico -lrb- from 1880 to 1884 -rrb- .
before initiating his presidential career , gonzález played important roles in the mexican-american war as a lieutenant , and later in the reform war as general , in the service of the conservative party .
gonzález was also governor of michoacán -lrb- 1877 -rrb- and guanajuato -lrb- 1885 -rrb- and served as secretary of war and navy from 1878 to 1879 .
manuel gonzález is the first president of mexico from tamaulipas that has been elected through popular vote ; emilio portes gil , also from tamaulipas , became the interim president of mexico after the assassination of Álvaro obregón in 1928 .
