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Venustiano Carranza

1859 - 1920

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José Venustiano Carranza de la Garza (Spanish pronunciation: [benusˈtjano kaˈransa ðe la ˈɣaɾsa]; 29 December 1859 – 21 May 1920), known as Venustiano Carranza, was a Mexican land owner, revolutionary and politician who served as the 44th President of Mexico from 1917 until his assassination in 1920, during the Mexican Revolution. He was previously Mexico's de facto head of state as Primer Jefe (Spanish: "First Chief") of the Constitutionalist faction from 1914 to 1917, and previously served as a senator and governor for Coahuila. He played the leading role in drafting the Constitution of 1917 and maintained Mexican neutrality in World War I. Born in Coahuila to a prominent landowning family, he served as a senator for his state during the Porfiriato, appointed by President and dictator Porfirio Díaz. After becoming alienated from Díaz, he supported the Liberal Francisco Madero's challenge to Díaz during the 1910 presidential election. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Venustiano Carranza is the 4,142nd most popular politician (down from 3,952nd in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 35th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Mexican Politician.

Venustiano Carranza was the president of Mexico from 1917 to 1920. He is most famous for being the president of Mexico when the Mexican Revolution took place.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Venustiano Carranza ranks 4,142 out of 19,576. Before him are Gitanas Nausėda, Sancho III of Castile, Robert Peel, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Emperor Yuan of Han, and Rudolf Slánský. After him are Antiochus XIII Asiaticus, Afonso I of Kongo, David Dacko, Judah ha-Nasi, Princess Irene of the Netherlands, and Emperor Shōkō.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1859, Venustiano Carranza ranks 25. Before him are Jerome K. Jerome, Pierre Janet, Hugo Junkers, Alexander Samsonov, Anna Ancher, and Alexander Stepanovich Popov. After him are Francisco Ferrer, Bertha Pappenheim, Peter Altenberg, Diana Abgar, George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., and Pavel Milyukov. Among people deceased in 1920, Venustiano Carranza ranks 25. Before him are Essad Pasha Toptani, John Reed, Jeanne Hébuterne, Benito Pérez Galdós, Eleanor H. Porter, and Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria. After him are Dmitri Ivanovsky, Nectarios of Aegina, Max Klinger, Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Abraham Kuyper, and Prince Joachim of Prussia.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Venustiano Carranza ranks 36 out of 729. Before him are Hugo Sánchez (1958), Cantinflas (1911), Cuitláhuac (1476), Alfonso García Robles (1911), Álvaro Obregón (1880), and Mario J. Molina (1943). After him are Juan Diego (1474), Luis Barragán (1902), Plutarco Elías Calles (1877), Juan Rulfo (1917), Guillermo del Toro (1964), and Ramon Novarro (1899).

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Among POLITICIANS In Mexico

Among politicians born in Mexico, Venustiano Carranza ranks 17. Before him are Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal (603), Lázaro Cárdenas (1895), Vicente Fox (1942), Moctezuma I (1398), Cuitláhuac (1476), and Álvaro Obregón (1880). After him are Plutarco Elías Calles (1877), Victoriano Huerta (1850), Pedro Lascuráin (1856), Guadalupe Victoria (1786), Vicente Guerrero (1782), and Ahuitzotl (1486).

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