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Porfirio Diaz

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The Resume

    (September 15, 1830-July 2, 1915)
    Born in Oaxaca, Mexico
    Full name is José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori
    Studied law at Instituto de Ciencias (1850)
    Promoted to brigade general during the Battle of Puebla (May 5, 1862)
    President of Mexico (November 29, 1876-November 30, 1880, December 1, 1884-May 5, 1911)
    Died in Paris, France

Why he might be annoying:

    He took advantage of his political opponents' disunity by playing them off one another in order to stay in power.
    He allowed his foreign cronies, such as William Randolph Hearst, to own vast acres of land in Mexico while most Mexicans remained poor.
    He manipulated people for his own purpose by giving his supporters positions of power and killing his opponents.
    He said, 'Poor Mexico, so far from God and so close to the United States.'
    He neglected Mexico's native American population.
    Despite his affiliation with the liberal party, his practically conservative rule grew unpopular because of growing corruption and repression, thus accelerating his downfall during the Mexican Revolution (1911).
    He constantly staged elections so that he could cling onto power.
    He got married twice.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His presidency was characterized by internal stability, modernization, and economic growth in Mexico.
    His father died when he was just a baby.
    He fought against the rule of Antonio López de Santa Anna (1855).
    He made the holiday Cinco de Mayo famous.
    His early life was hard because his mother struggled to raise eight children while living in poverty.
    He supported former Benito Juárez, who kicked the French out of Mexico.

Credit: Big Lenny


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 38 Votes: 26.32% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 36 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 72 Votes: 70.83% Annoying