Benito Juárez President

Benito Pablo Juárez García (About this sound /beˈnito ˈpaβlo ˈxwares garˈsi.a/ ), (21 March 1806 – 18 July 1872) was a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served as the president of Mexico for five terms: 1858–1861 as interim, then 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872 as constitutional president. He resisted the French occupation of Mexico, overthrew the Second Mexican Empire, restored the Republic, and used liberal measures to modernize the country.

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Benito Juárez
Birth dateMarch 21, 1806
Birth place
Oaxaca , San Pablo Guelatao
Date of deathJuly 18, 1872
Place of death
Mexico City
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