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has had nine different presidents and at no time has all her territory been subject to the National Government.[1] At the present time its control is divided among a number of contenders for power and place, and the Carranza administration, which holds the largest area of the national territory, has so failed to impose its authority upon the whole, that a few months ago Mr. Cabrera, its leading official stated on the floor of the Mexican Congress that in at least five states, Carranza had no control.
- ↑ Presidents of Mexico from Diaz to Carranza:
- General Porfirio Diaz, 1873-1883; 1888-May 25, 1911.
- Licentiate Francisco Leon de la Barra, May 25, 1911-Nov. 1, 1911.
- Don Francisco I. Madero Nov. 1, 1911-Feb. 19, 1913.
- Licentiate Pedro Lascurian, 7:01 p.m. Feb. 19, 1913-7:46 p.m. Feb. 19, 1913.
- Gen. Victoriano Huerta, Feb. 19, 1913-July 15, 1914.
- Licentiate Francisco Carbajal July 15, 1914-Aug. 13, 1914. (The presidential office was vacant for six days and the city was under the command of Gen. Alvaro Obregon. From Nov. 25, 1914 to Dec. 13, 1914 the capital was occupied by the Zapatistas.)
- Gen. Eulalio Gutierrez Dec. 13-January 29, 1915. He acted as executive in connection with the presidency of the convention and in charge of the executive power. He abandoned Mexico City.
- Gen. Roque Gonzalez Garza president of the revolutionary convention, succeeded as acting executive Jan. 30, 1915-May 30, 1915.
- Licentiate Francisco Lagos Chazaro. "The sovereign revolutionary convention" decreed Lagos Chazaro successor to Gonzalez Garza and he took possession of the office July 31, 1915 and retained it until the convention was dispersed by the Constitutionalist army in October, 1915.
- Venustiano Carranza, August 20, 1914 to Nov. 24, 1914 First Chief of the Constitutionalist army in charge of the executive power. From Nov. 24 he abandoned the capital and removed the executive office to Vera Cruz. Elected Constitutional President March 11, 1917.
