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= **Mexico Revolution** =

**Current:**
The Mexican Revolution started in 1900 when Protest Diaz made a harsh rule in Mexico. People from all classes were fighting in the revolution. everyone was fighting men,women,and children. Diaz would take peoples lands if they could not pay there taxtes. Even some of Diazs handpicked political allies spoke out for reform. Among the most powerful was a party led by Francisco Madero. Francisco Madero was born into one of Mexicos ten richest families. He was educated in the United States and France. He believed in democracy and wanted to strengthen its hold in Mexico. Francisco announced his candidacy for president of Mexico early in 1910. Soon afterword Diaz (Porfiric Diaz president of Mexico) had him arrested. From exile in the United Sates, Francisco called for an armed revolution against Diaz. The Mexican Revolution began slowly. Leaders arose in different parts of Mexico and gathered their own armies. In the north, Francisco became immensely popular. He had a bold robin hood policy of taking money from the rich and giving it to the poor. South of Mexico City, another strong, popular leader, Emiliano Zapata.

**Ideal:**
Emiliano Zapata wanted to stop Porfiric Diaz for what he was doing to his people. raised a powerful revolutionary army. like villa, Emiliano come from a poor Family. He was determined to see that land was returned to peasants and small farmers.He wanted the laws reformed to protect their rights. tierra y libertad ( land and liberty) Villa, Emiliano, and other armed revolutionaries won important victores against Diaz army.By the spring of 1911, Diaz agreed to step down. he called for new election.

**Outcome:**
Francsico was elected president in November 1911. however his policies are seen as too liberal by some and not revolutionary enough by others. some of those who had supported Fancisco including Villa and Emiliano took up arms against him. in 1913 he realised that he could not hold on to power madero resigned. The military leader General VIctorano Huerta then took over the presidency. shortly after, Francisco was assassinated probably on Huerta orders. The revolutionary leaders allied themselves with Venustiano Carranza another politician who wanted to overthrow Huerta. their three armies advanced seizing the mexican city. They overthrow Huerta only 15 months after he took power.