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It Happened Today : Mexican Revolution

14:50 H | Topics: History - Mexico

While the official Mexican parade celebrating the Mexican Revolution occurred yesterday in Mexico City, (November 19, 2007), today marks 97 years since Francisco Madero made a call to arms against President/dictator Porfirio Diaz. The war, which is not the same war that won Mexico its independence from Spain (that happened in 1810) lasted till 1917. This war should also not be confused with Mexican civil war of Benito Juarez of the 1850's.

A major issue was land reform. Huge amounts of land had been taken away from farmers and were in the hands of the government who in turn turned some land over to U.S. companies. This war was a war of changes: social, cultural, and political including getting rid of the constant intervention of the United States (that was the idea anyway). Other famous and important figures of the war include Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa.

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