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  1. Adolfo de la Huerta (born 1881, Hermosillo, Mex.—died July 9, 1955, Mexico City) was a politician who served as interim president of Mexico in 1920. De la Huerta worked in a variety of jobs in his native state of Sonora before becoming an agitator against the government of Pres. Porfirio Díaz in 1908. He participated in the Mexican ...

  2. A young Adolfo de la Huerta, interim president of Mexico (1920). De la Huerta was born on 26 May 1881, to a prominent family in Guaymas, Sonora. Although he studied music in Hermosillo, and earned a certificate in it, he became a bookkeeper to support his family. In 1908 he joined an Anti-Reelectionist club and in 1910 became its secretary ...

  3. Adolfo de la Huerta ( b. 26 May 1881; d. 9 July 1955), interim president of Mexico in 1920 and an important figure among the Constitutionalists during the Mexican Revolution. De la Huerta was born to an important family of Guaymas, in the state of Sonora. His family supported his studies in Her-mosillo, where he obtained a teaching certificate ...

  4. Aug 24, 2016 · Huerta, Adolfo de la. Adolfo de la Huerta (ädôl´fō ŧħā lä wār´tä), c.1882–1955, Mexican revolutionist and president (May–Dec., 1920). As governor of Sonora, he broke with President Carranza and declared the secession of the state (1920). This was a signal for the successful revolt against Carranza led by Obregón and supported by ...

  5. When Huerta became president, Obregón immediately united with the opposition. With permission of Sonora governor Adolfo de la Huerta, Obregón joined Venustiano Carranza’s forces and signed onto Carranza’s Plan of Guadalupe in September 1913.

  6. Adolfo de la Huerta holds a unique place in Mexico’s vivid history, standing as a symbol of courage and defiance during a time of political upheaval. As a liberal politician and interim President of Mexico in 1920, he played a pivotal role in the country’s transition from the oppressive rule of Porfirio Díaz to a more democratic dispensation.

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  8. May 27, 2024 · Mexican Revolution - Huerta, US Intervention: Opposition to Huerta's despotic rule grew. Among the opposition leaders were Carranza, Villa, Obregon, and Zapata. Carranza presided over the writing of the constitution of 1917. Carranza was killed in 1920, and Adolfo de la Huerta became interim president until Obregon was elected.

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