The Most Excellent Porfirio Diaz
Porfirio Diaz, c.  1910
33rd President of Mexico
In office 1 December 1884 ? 25 May 1911
Vice President	Ramon Corral
Preceded by	Manuel Gonzalez Flores
Succeeded by	Francisco Leon de la Barra
In office 17 February 1877 ? 1 December 1880
Preceded by	Juan N. Mendez
Succeeded by	Manuel Gonzalez Flores
Personal details
Born	Jose de la Cruz Porfirio Diaz ( 1830-09-15 ) 15 September 1830 Oaxaca City , Oaxaca , Mexico
Died	2 July 1915 (1915-07-02) (aged 84) Paris , France
Resting place	Cimetiere du Montparnasse , Paris
Political party	Liberal Party
Spouse(s)	Delfina Ortega Diaz ( m.  1867; died 1880) Carmen Romero Rubio ( m.  1881)
Children	8
Parents	Jose Faustino Diaz Maria Petrona Mori
Profession	Military officer , politician.
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Military service
Allegiance	Mexico
Branch/service	Mexican Army
Years of service	1848?1876
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Second French intervention in Mexico

Jose de la Cruz Porfirio Diaz Mori ( / ? d iː ? s / or / ? d iː æ z / ; Spanish:  [po??fi?jo ði.as] ; 15 September 1830 ? 2 July 1915), known as Porfirio Diaz , was a Mexican general and politician . He served seven terms (31 years) as President of Mexico , from 28 November 1876 to 6 December 1876, 17 February 1877 to 1 December 1880 and from 1 December 1884 to 25 May 1911. The time from 1876 to 1911 is often called Porfiriato, and has been called a de facto dictatorship . ^{[1] [2]}

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