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Venustiano Carranza

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Jose Venustiano Carranza de la Garza (29 December 1859 to 21 May 1920), known as Venustiano Carranza, was a Mexican land owner, revolutionary and politician who served as the 44th President of Mexico from 1917 until his assassination in 1920, during the Mexican Revolution. He was previously Mexico's de facto head of state as Primer Jefe, First Chief, of the Constitutionalist faction from 1914 to 1917, and had earlier served as a senator and governor for Coahuila. He played the leading role in drafting the Constitution of 1917 and maintained Mexican neutrality in World War I.

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1859-12-29 1
Death Date
1920-05-21 1
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Leader of the Constitutionalist faction, one of the principal armed factions of the Revolution.

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He played the leading role in drafting the Constitution of 1917 and maintained Mexican neutrality in World War I.
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29 December 1859 - 21 May 1920
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He was previously Mexico's de facto head of state as Primer Jefe (Spanish: "First Chief") of the Constitutionalist faction from 1914 to 1917.
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