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Victoriano Huerta

1850 - 1916

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José Victoriano Huerta Márquez (Spanish pronunciation: [biɣtoˈɾjano ˈweɾta]; 23 December 1850 – 13 January 1916) was a Mexican general, politician, engineer and dictator who served as 39th President of Mexico, who came to power by coup against the democratically elected government of Francisco I. Madero with the aid of other Mexican generals and the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. Establishing a military dictatorship, his violent seizure of power set off a new wave of armed conflict in the Mexican Revolution. After a military career under President Porfirio Díaz and Interim President Francisco León de la Barra, Huerta became a high-ranking officer during the presidency of Madero during the first phase of the Mexican Revolution (1911–13). In February 1913, Huerta joined a conspiracy against Madero, who entrusted him to control a revolt in Mexico City. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Victoriano Huerta is the 4,342nd most popular politician (down from 4,222nd in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Mexico and the 19th most popular Mexican Politician.

Victoriano Huerta is most famous for being the president of Mexico from 1913 to 1914. He was a general in the Mexican army and led a coup against president Francisco Madero.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Victoriano Huerta ranks 4,342 out of 19,576. Before him are Balash, Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, Tetisheri, Gustav Noske, Emperor Gaozong of Song, and Maria of Courtenay. After him are Ranavalona III, Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark, Walter Sans Avoir, Antiochus X Eusebes, Malcolm III of Scotland, and Pacorus II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1850, Victoriano Huerta ranks 27. Before him are Frances Xavier Cabrini, William Morris Davis, Lafcadio Hearn, Besarion Jughashvili, Ignác Goldziher, and César Ritz. After him are Sami Frashëri, Mikhail Chigorin, Ivan Vazov, Pat Garrett, Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia, and Zdeněk Fibich. Among people deceased in 1916, Victoriano Huerta ranks 38. Before him are Elisabeth of Wied, Percival Lowell, Nedeljko Čabrinović, Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz, Rubén Darío, and Gaston Maspero. After him are Jean Webster, Gérard Encausse, Hugo Münsterberg, Julius Fučík, Pierre Duhem, and Théodule-Armand Ribot.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Victoriano Huerta ranks 43 out of 729. Before him are Juan Diego (1474), Luis Barragán (1902), Plutarco Elías Calles (1877), Juan Rulfo (1917), Guillermo del Toro (1964), and Ramon Novarro (1899). After him are Consuelo Velázquez (1916), Pedro Lascuráin (1856), Alfonso Cuarón (1961), Thomas Mayne Reid (1818), Guadalupe Victoria (1786), and María Félix (1914).

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Among POLITICIANS In Mexico

Among politicians born in Mexico, Victoriano Huerta ranks 19. Before him are Vicente Fox (1942), Moctezuma I (1398), Cuitláhuac (1476), Álvaro Obregón (1880), Venustiano Carranza (1859), and Plutarco Elías Calles (1877). After him are Pedro Lascuráin (1856), Guadalupe Victoria (1786), Vicente Guerrero (1782), Ahuitzotl (1486), José María Morelos (1765), and Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1948).

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