1910 Beginning of the Mexican Revolution
105 years ago, on November 20, 1910, an uprising began in Mexico against the dictator Porfirio Diaz, who had just been re-elected president for another term. It was planned by Diaz's running mate Francisco Madero, who fled to Texas. Initially, the rebels managed to capture only the state of Chihuahua, where the peasant leaders Pascual Orozco and Pancho Villa led the fight. In March 1911, the rebels occupied the state of Morelos, where they were led by Emiliano Zapata.