The Mexican Revolution

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THE MEXICAN

REVOLUTION
The Mexican Revolution was driven by a set of
political, social and economic causes that deeply
affected Mexican society. These are the main
causes:

Dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz


Porfirio Díaz extended his term of office for more than 30
years through fraudulent elections and political repression. In
1 1908 he promised not to seek re-election, which raised hopes
for change, but he later broke his word and sought re-election
in 1910.

Extreme social inequality


During the Porfiriato, large landowners controlled 90% of
the land while millions of peasants and indigenous people
2 lived in extreme poverty. The lack of access to land and
labor exploitation generated strong social discontent.

Labor exploitation and repression


Peasants and workers suffered long working hours, low
wages and inhuman conditions. The strikes in Cananea
3 (1906) and Río Blanco (1907) were brutally repressed by
the Díaz government.

MORE INFORMATION
November 20 marks the beginning of the Mexican
Revolution, an armed conflict that took place in Mexico
between 1910 and 1920. Francisco I. Madero also
1 proclaimed the Plan of San Luis, which called on
Mexicans to rise up in arms against the government of
Porfirio Diaz, who had held power for 36 years.

Universal Children's Day


This is something that is not often mentioned by
everyone, because this day also celebrates and
commemorates the adoption of the Universal
2 Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959) and the
approval of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
(1989).

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