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Diaz states he will finish his term and then retire. He believes Mexico is ready for free elections.
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Although he had previously stated he would retire and not run for another term, Diaz runs for reelection. Francisco I. Madero enters the race but is placed in jail and Diaz wins the election. Madero escapes and writes the Plan of San Luis Potosi which calls for the end of Diaz's rule.
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A three-day battle in which Francisco I. Madero's troops, under Francisco "Pancho" Villa and Pascual Orozco, attack federal troops in the city of Ciudad Juarez and win.
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Having lost the Battle of Ciudad Juarez, Porfirio Diaz resigns and flees to Paris, France.
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Madero wins the presidential election.
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Zapata denounces Madero and recognizes Pascual Orozco as the leader of the Mexican revolution; he calls for land reform.
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Once allies, Orozco breaks his alliance with President Madero. Madero then assigns Francisco "Pancho" Villa and Victoriano Huerta to combat Orozco's rebels.
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Huerta turns against President Madero and attacks his army, killing Madero. Huerta then assumes the presidency.
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In his Plan de Guadalupe, Carranza accuses Huerta of restoring a dictatorship like that of Diaz and committing treason. Francisco "Pancho" Villa turns against President Huerta and attacks his troops in the Second Battle of Juarez.
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Francisco "Pancho" Villa defeats Huerta's troops; Huerta resigns. Venustiano Carranza declares himself president but the claim is contested for nearly a year.
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Francisco "Pancho" Villa and Emiliano Zapata challenge Venustiano Carranza's claim to the presidency.
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Francisco "Pancho" Villa is defeated in battle by Alvaro Obregon, a supporter of Carranza's. Zapata's supporters are also defeated in May.
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The United States recognizes Carranza as Mexico's president.
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Villa is defeated in the last Battle of Juarez and Zapata is assassinated.
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