Mexican Revolution

The Mexican Revolution was a period of political, social and military conflict and turmoil that began with the call to arms made on November 20, 1910 by Francisco I. Madero and lasted until 1921. It is estimated that the war killed more than one million of the 1910 population of 15 million.

The initial period of armed conflict culminated in the overthrow of dictator Porfirio Díaz Mori and Madero's rise to presidency. Madero was deposed in 1913.