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The Maximato was a transitional period in the historical and political development of Mexico from 1 December 1928 to 1 December 1934. Named after former president Plutarco Elías Calles's sobriquet el
Plutarco Elías Calles, called the jefe máximo. He was seen as the de facto leader of Mexico during the Maximato.
President Obregón in a business suit, tailored to show the loss of his right arm sustained while fighting in the Mexican Revolution. He was assassinated in 1928.
Emilio Portes Gil, interim president of Mexico of 1928 to 1930.
Pascual Ortiz Rubio, president of Mexico of 1930 to 1932.
The Institutional Revolutionary Party is a political party in Mexico that was founded in 1929 as the National Revolutionary Party. It became the Party of the Mexican Revolution in 1938 and the PRI in
Maximato
…crisis. Firstly, an interim president was to be appointed, followed by new elections. Secondly, Calles created an enduring political institution, the Partido Nacional Revolucionario (PNR), which held presidential power from 1929 to 2000. The interim presidency of Emilio Portes Gil lasted from 1 December 1928 to 4 February 1930. He…
Central offices of the Institutional Revolutionary Party
Plutarco Elías Calles on the cover of Time magazine in 1924
Pascual Ortiz Rubio, candidate of the PNR in the 1929 presidential election