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Francisco Madero writes "Plan of San Luis Potosí" in San Antonio, Texas, calling for all Mexicans to rise up against the dictator on November 20, 1910.
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Francisco Madero persuades Pascual Orozco and Francisco "Pancho" Villa to join the revolution.
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Emiliano Zapata leads uprising of villagers in Morelos for land and water rights. Simultaneously armed revolts begin in other parts of Mexico.
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Orozco and Villa capture Ciudad Juárez (sister city to El Paso)
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Francisco Madero elected President of Mexico.
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Huerta leads coup against Madero, who is deposed, arrested and jailed.
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United States declares itself against Huerta.
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Venustiano Carranza, governor of Coahuila, is declared First Chief in the fight against Huerta ("The Usurper") and including both Villa and Zapata. Alvaro Obregón leads Carranza's army.
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President Madero and Vice President Pino Suárez are shot to death. Huerta declares himself President of Mexico.
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Pancho Villa sacks Columbus, New Mexico in retaliation for the United States' recognition of his enemy Carranza. Eight U.S. soldiers and 10 U.S. civilians killed.
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Carranza murder
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Obregón sworn in as President. The Revolution is over.
