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Show THREE YEARS IN MEXICO Rise and Fall of Francisco Francis-co I. Madero Summarized Summar-ized to Date New York. Feb. 19. The rise and fall of Francisco I Madero. who was forced to resign the presidency of , Mexico through tho coup d' etat ot Generals Rnerta and Ulanquet last night, is confined to a period of only three years It is summarized chronologically chron-ologically as follows: 1910. March f! Madero helped organize a national convention to nominate a candidate to oppose Porforio Diaz. .Tune 3 Madero wtis thrown into prison by Diaz on charges of sedition October 8 Madero escaped from prison disguised as a peon and fled to San Antonio, Texas November 10 Madero accompanied by seen men recrossed the Rio Grande into Mexico and began recruiting re-cruiting troops to his standard. 1911. February ft -Joined by Generals Orozco and Blanco and the bandit chief. 'I'ancho" Villa February 9- Abraham 'Jon.ales, governor gov-ernor of Chihuahua joined Maderc and gives financial aid. February 1". Madero fights Diaz trcops near Chihuahua Madero and his personal aid. both seriously seri-ously wounded near Casas Grandes May 5 Madero treats with Diaz at his request but cannot reac5! a compromise com-promise Breaks armi.-tii I May S Captures Juarez after thr- days fighting. May 25 Porforio Diaz resigned anj ! D la Barra became provisions president pres-ident of Mexico June 8 Kntcrs Mexico City and re. 'ceives an unprecedented ileMtonstra-tion. ileMtonstra-tion. Hailed as "savior of Mexico " August 31 Nominated to- the pu. ldencv by 'he Progressive parly October 2 Elected president of the republic of Mexico. 1913 February 9 Confront. -l with revolution revo-lution led by Colonel Fe'i, phz and ; General Bernard! Reye- Personally I leads troops against revolutionists February 1 8 Preuid-rit Madero made president bv General Huerta, his, principal assisthli' against Diaz and HuertS heco ncs provisional po -einor general. nn , . |