The Mexican Revolution was an extended sequence of armed regional conflicts in Mexico from 20 November 1910 to 1 December 1920, called the defining event of modern Mexican history. It saw the destruction of the Federal Army and its replacement by a revolutionary army, with Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata among the leaders of the rebel forces across its phases. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Event DateThis is the start date; the revolution ran to 1 December 1920. Death Toll, Low Estimate Connections
In Era
Source Mexican Revolution (Wikipedia)
Participant
Fought for the Constitutionalist faction, the same side as Carranza.
Source Wikipedia: Alvaro Obregon
Additional Source Mexican Revolution (Wikipedia)Lead section (Zapata as rebel leader)
Additional Source Mexican Revolution (Wikipedia)Lead section
Leader of the Constitutionalist faction, one of the principal armed factions of the Revolution.
Source Wikipedia: Venustiano Carranza
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an extended sequence of armed regional conflicts in Mexico from 20 November 1910 to 1 December 1920
Infobox (start date)
20 November 1910
Mexican Revolution: Event Type
The Mexican Revolution (Spanish: Revolución mexicana) was an extended sequence of armed regional conflicts in Mexico from 20 November 1910 to 1 December 1920. It has been called "the defining event of modern Mexican history".
Aftermath
Perhaps 1.5 million people died, and nearly 200,000 refugees fled abroad, especially to the United States.
Participant: Emiliano Zapata, Lead section (Zapata as rebel leader)
an extended sequence of armed regional conflicts in Mexico from 20 November 1910 to 1 December 1920
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The Mexican Revolution (Spanish: Revolución mexicana) was an extended sequence of armed regional conflicts in Mexico from 20 November 1910 to 1 December 1920. It has been called "the defining event of modern Mexican history".
In Group: Events of the Imperial Wars and Revolutions, 1895 to 1913, Lead
The Mexican Revolution (Spanish: Revolución mexicana) was an extended sequence of armed regional conflicts in Mexico from 20 November 1910 to 1 December 1920.
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The most significant of these were a revolt in the south led by Emiliano Zapata , an uprising in the north led by Pancho Villa , and a constitutionalist revolt in the north, which ultimately assumed legitimate power in Mexico.
Wikipedia: Venustiano Carranza
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He was previously Mexico's de facto head of state as Primer Jefe (Spanish: "First Chief") of the Constitutionalist faction from 1914 to 1917.
Wikipedia: Alvaro Obregon
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Obregon quickly became the Constitutionalist Army's most prominent general, along with Pancho Villa.
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