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Porfirio Díaz
Mexican general and president (–)
For the biographical film, see Porfirio Díaz (film).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Mori.
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (Spanish pronunciation:[]; 15 September – 2 July ), was a Mexican general and dictator who served on three separate occasions as President of Mexico, a total of over 30 years, from 28 November to 6 December , 17 February to 1 December , and 1 December to 25 May The period from to is often referred to as the Porfiriato,[4] and has been called a de factodictatorship.[5][6]
Díaz was born to a Oaxacan family of modest means.
He initially studied to become a priest but eventually switched his studies to law, and among his mentors was the future President of Mexico, Benito Juárez.[7] Díaz increasingly became active in Liberal Party politics fighting with the Liberals to overt
