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The Head of State of Mexico is the person who controls the executive power in the country. Under the current constitution, this responsibility lies with the President of the United Mexican States, who is head of the supreme executive power of the Mexican Union. [1] Throughout its history, Mexico has had several forms of government.
Mexican Revolution: The current constitution of Mexico was approved by a constituent assembly in Querétaro. 1920: 3 January: An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 hits Puebla and Veracruz, leaving 648–4,000 dead. 1938: 18 March: Mexican oil expropriation: President Lázaro Cárdenas expropriates the oil industry. 1960: 21 September
[126] Years later, former Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid (1982–88) was quoted in The New York Times stating that the results were indeed fraudulent. [127] His presidency was marked by ambitious economic reforms, including the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with the United States and Canada in 1994.
The Second Mexican Empire would finally collapse in 1867 after the departure of the last French troops two months previously and President Juárez returned to Mexico City where he continued as president until his death due to a heart attack in 1872, but with growing opposition from fellow Liberals who believed he was becoming autocratic. [9] [10]
According to Mexican historian Ignacio Manuel Altamirano, President Comonfort "did not accept the Constitution in his heart." [ 3 ] Conservatives continued to decry the Ley Lerdo. On 5 February 1857, the deputies of the constituent congress and the president proclaimed the constitution, and swore an oath to it, though the document was not meant ...
“In 200 years of the Mexican republic, I have become the first woman president,” Sheinbaum, 61, told supporters in her acceptance speech Sunday night, describing her win as a victory for all ...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Campaigning formally starts on Friday for the biggest election in Mexico's history. Voters will choose the president, along with the winners of 628 seats in Congress and tens ...
Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña [2] (Spanish: [biˈsente raˈmoŋ ɡeˈreɾo]; baptized 10 August 1782 – 14 February 1831) was a Mexican military officer from 1810-1821 and a statesman who became the nation's second president in 1829.