Pedro Lascuráin
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Pedro José Domingo de la Calzada Manuel María Lascuráin Paredes was a Mexican politician and lawyer who served as the 38th president of Mexico for 45 minutes on 19 February 1913, the shortest presiden
Portrait, c. 1910–1915
Victoriano Huerta (pictured) led the coup that ousted Madero and Pino Suárez, and succeeded Lascuráin as president
Victoriano Huerta
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José Victoriano Huerta Márquez was a Mexican general, statesman, engineer, and dictator who served as the 39th President of Mexico from 1913 to 1914 and came to power by coup against the democraticall
Pedro Lascuráin
…José María Pino Suárez, and Lascuráin became president. His government lasted for less than an hour, during which he appointed the coup's leader, Victoriano Huerta, to the role of foreign secretary. He promptly resigned, being succeeded by Huerta. After his brief presidency, Lascuráin retired from politics and…
Huerta in 1912
Huerta in full dress uniform and with decorations.
General Huerta (left) with Emilio Madero, Pres. Madero's brother, and Pancho Villa, 1912.
Victoriano Huerta and his cabinet