Francisco I. Madero

Francisco I. Madero

Francisco Ignacio Madero González (Spanish pronunciation: [fɾanˈsisko iɣˈnasjo maˈðeɾo ɣonˈsales]; 30 October 1873 – 22 February 1913) was a Mexican businessman, revolutionary, writer and statesman, who became the 37th president of Mexico from 1911 until he was deposed in a coup d'état in February 1913, and assassinated.A member of one of Mexico's wealthiest families, Madero studied business at the École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris. An advocate for social justice and democracy, his 1908 book The Presidential Succession in 1910 called Mexican voters to prevent the reelection of Porfirio Díaz, whose regime had become increasingly authoritarian. Bankrolling the opposition Anti-Reelectionist Party, Madero's candidacy garnered widespread support in the country. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francisco I. Madero has received more than 1,050,931 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Francisco I. Madero is the 2,891st most popular politician (down from 2,832nd in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Mexico (up from 27th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Mexican Politician.

Francisco I. Madero was a Mexican revolutionary and politician who served as the 33rd president of Mexico from 1911 until his assassination in 1913. He is most famous for his opposition to the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz and his call for Mexican democracy, which inspired the Mexican Revolution.