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Venustiano Carranza

1859–1920 · 19th century

Venustiano Carranza was a Mexican politician who led the Constitutionalist movement against Victoriano Huerta from 1913 and was president from 1917 to 1920. He convened the congress at Querétaro that drafted the Constitution of 1917. Unable to impose a civilian successor, he was overthrown by the Agua Prieta revolt and killed while fleeing in 1920.

Venustiano Carranza
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