Porfirio Diaz Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Porfirio Diaz, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Mexico.

7 records1867–19055 events1 places

Chronological biography

1867

Capture of Mexico City1867

Warfare / France War · General · Mexico City

Commands troops which retake Mexico city in the war against Emperor Maximilian

1876

Coup1876

Revolution / Revolution of Mexico · President of Mexico · Mexico City

Overthrows Lerdo de Tejada

President of Mexico1876

Government / Government of Mexico · President of Mexico

Appointed President of Mexico, 1st term

1877

President of Mexico1877

Government / Government of Mexico · President of Mexico

Appointed President of Mexico, 2nd term

1884

Constitution of Mexico1884

Government / Government of Mexico · President of Mexico · Mexico City

Mexico becomes a dictatorship

President of Mexico1884

Government / Government of Mexico · President of Mexico

Appointed President of Mexico, 3rd term

1905

Monetary Reform25 March 1905

Government / Government of Mexico · President of Mexico · Mexico City

Mexico adopts a gold-exchange standard after falling silver prices destabilise the peso.

Titles and roles

General · President of Mexico

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.