Revolution Day (Mexico)

The Day of the Revolution (in Spanish, “Día de la Revolución”) is celebrated annually in Mexico on November 20, the anniversary of the 1910 start of the popular movement which led to the overthrow of dictator José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori after 34 years of military rule but ushered in over a decade of civil war which ultimately led to the promulgation of the nation’s constitution in 1917 and the 1920 ascension to the presidency of General Álvaro Obregón.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

See also

• Mexican Revolution
• Revolution Day in other countries
• Estadio de Béisbol Veinte de Noviembre a baseball stadium in San Luis Potosí named after this holiday

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