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Benito Juárez

1806 - 1872

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Benito Pablo Juárez García (Spanish: [beˈnito ˈpaβlo ˈxwaɾes ɣaɾˈsi.a] ; 21 March 1806 – 18 July 1872) was a Mexican politician, military commander, and lawyer who served as the 26th president of Mexico from 1858 until his death in office in 1872. A Zapotec, he was the first Indigenous president of Mexico and the first democratically elected Indigenous president in the postcolonial Latin America. A member of the Liberal Party, he previously held a number of offices, including the governorship of Oaxaca and the presidency of the Supreme Court. During his presidency, he led the Liberals to victory in the Reform War and in the Second French intervention in Mexico. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benito Juárez is the 1,808th most popular politician (up from 1,862nd in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 13th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Mexican Politician.

Benito Juárez was a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as president of Mexico from 1858 to 1872. He is most famous for his efforts to establish a democracy in Mexico, which was ruled by military dictatorships for much of the 19th century.

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Among politicians, Benito Juárez ranks 1,808 out of 19,576. Before him are Maymunah bint al-Harith, Necho II, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, José Manuel Barroso, Shivaji, and Katerina Sakellaropoulou. After him are Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Yejong of Joseon, Cyaxares, Sancho I of Portugal, and Aung San.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1806, Benito Juárez ranks 4. Before him are John Stuart Mill, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Max Stirner. After him are Augustus De Morgan, Emilia Plater, Catherine Labouré, Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Charles Gleyre, and Omar Pasha. Among people deceased in 1872, Benito Juárez ranks 8. Before him are Ludwig Feuerbach, Princess Sophie of Bavaria, Charles XV of Sweden, Giuseppe Mazzini, William John Macquorn Rankine, and Théophile Gautier. After him are Stanisław Moniuszko, N. F. S. Grundtvig, Franz Grillparzer, George Robert Gray, Aleksis Kivi, and William Webb Ellis.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Benito Juárez ranks 14 out of 729. Before him are Carlos Slim (1940), Octavio Paz (1914), Pancho Villa (1878), Cuauhtémoc (1495), Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794), and Porfirio Díaz (1830). After him are Claudia Sheinbaum (1962), Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648), Salma Hayek (1966), Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (1946), Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753), and Andrés Manuel López Obrador (1953).

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Among POLITICIANS In Mexico

Among politicians born in Mexico, Benito Juárez ranks 5. Before him are Moctezuma II (1466), Cuauhtémoc (1495), Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794), and Porfirio Díaz (1830). After him are Claudia Sheinbaum (1962), Andrés Manuel López Obrador (1953), Agustín de Iturbide (1783), Francisco I. Madero (1873), La Malinche (1502), Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal (603), and Lázaro Cárdenas (1895).

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