major events in mexican history

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    Start of the Mexican Revolution

    Beginning of Epic Revolution, triggered by unrest amongst peasants and urban workers, who are led by Emiliano Zapata. No date other then year was given.

  • Founded the college

    Justo Sierra, Minister of Education in the Porfirio Díaz regime.

  • Mexican Air Force was established

  • Constitution of Mexico/First president

    Political Constitution of the Mexican United States, approved by the Constitutional Congress.Venustiano Carranza became the first president.

  • The Constitution and problems with Article 3,5, and 24

    Article 3 enforced secular education in Mexican schools and 5 and 24 prevented public worship outside of Church buildings. These laws were made to reduce the influence of the Catholic Church’s influence in Mexican affairs. THis lead to the Cristero War.
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    Cristero War

    claimed the lives of some 90,000 people.

  • Women allowed to vote

  • Tlatelolco massacre

    Was a goverment massacre of student,civilian protesters, and bystanders

  • mexico hosted the Summer Olympics

  • Earthquake in september

    An earthquake hits mexico city killing an estimated 9,000 people.

  • The current President of Mexico was elected.

    -Felipe Calderón

  • The war on drugs.

    President Felipe Calderón sent 6,500 federal troops to the state of Michoacán to end drug violence there. This action is regarded as the first major operation against organized crime, and is generally viewed as the starting point of the war between the government and the drug cartels