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Díaz, Porfirio, 1830-1915

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Personal name headingDíaz, Porfirio, 1830-1915
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Variant(s)Díaz Mori, Porfirio, 1830-1915
Mori, Porfirio Díaz, 1830-1915
See alsoMexico. President (1884-1911 : Diaz)
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Birth date1830-09-15
Death date1915-07-02
Place of birthOaxaca de Juárez, Mexico
Place of deathParis, France
Profession or occupationPolitician Soldier
Found inRecuerdos de un viaje en honor de la visita, a los Estados Unidos, del general Porfirio Diaz con sus compañeros en marzo y abril 1883, 1883.
LC database, Jan. 14, 2008: (hdg.: Díaz, Porfirio, President, Mexico, 1830-1915)
Britannica Online, Nov. 13, 2012 (Porfirio Díaz; born Sept. 15, 1830, Oaxaca, Mex.; died July 2, 1915, Paris, France, soldier and president of Mexico (1877-80, 1884-1911), who established a strong centralized state that he held under firm control for more than three decades)
Wikipedia, Nov. 13, 2012 (José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori; born 15 September 1830 in Oaxaca; died 2 July 1915 in Paris; President of Mexico from 1876 to 1911. Commonly considered by historians to have been a dictator, he is a controversial figure in Mexican history. The 35 years in which Díaz ruled Mexico are referred to as the Porfiriato)