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Porfirio Díaz

1830 - 1915

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José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (; Spanish: [poɾˈfiɾjo ˈði.as]; 15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915) was a Mexican general and politician who was the dictator of Mexico from 1876 until his overthrow in 1911, seizing power in a military coup. He served on three separate occasions as President of Mexico, a total of over 30 years, this period is known as the Porfiriato and has been called a de facto dictatorship. Díaz’s time in office is the longest of any Mexican ruler. Díaz was born to a Oaxacan family of modest means. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Porfirio Díaz is the 1,762nd most popular politician (down from 1,466th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 9th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Mexican Politician.

Porfirio Díaz is most famous for being the President of Mexico for over thirty years.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Porfirio Díaz ranks 1,762 out of 19,576. Before him are Hiero II of Syracuse, An Lushan, Giorgia Meloni, Isaac I Komnenos, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, and Choi Kyu-hah. After him are Catherine Cornaro, Haakon III of Norway, Hedwig of Silesia, Zhao Ziyang, Albert II, Duke of Austria, and Leopold, Duke of Lorraine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1830, Porfirio Díaz ranks 10. Before him are Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Frédéric Mistral, Abdülaziz, Paul Heyse, Isabella II of Spain, and Frederic Leighton. After him are Hector Malot, Isma'il Pasha, Julius Lothar Meyer, Eadweard Muybridge, Hans von Bülow, and Louise Michel. Among people deceased in 1915, Porfirio Díaz ranks 6. Before him are Alexander Scriabin, Alois Alzheimer, Paul Ehrlich, Frederick Winslow Taylor, and Henry Moseley. After him are Ellen G. White, Jean-Henri Fabre, Sergei Witte, Clara Immerwahr, Charles Tupper, and Wilhelm Windelband.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Porfirio Díaz ranks 13 out of 729. Before him are Carlos Santana (1947), Carlos Slim (1940), Octavio Paz (1914), Pancho Villa (1878), Cuauhtémoc (1495), and Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794). After him are Benito Juárez (1806), Claudia Sheinbaum (1962), Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648), Salma Hayek (1966), Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (1946), and Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753).

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Among POLITICIANS In Mexico

Among politicians born in Mexico, Porfirio Díaz ranks 4. Before him are Moctezuma II (1466), Cuauhtémoc (1495), and Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794). After him are Benito Juárez (1806), 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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