Alvaro Obregon was born on 19th February 1880 in Siquisiva, Huatabampo, Sonora. He was the President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924.
Biography and Career:
Alvaro Obregon was born and brought up in Siquisiva, Huatabampo, Sonora. He was the son of Francisco Obregon and Cenobia Salido. His father owned a substantial estate which was seized by the Liberal government in 1867. His father died as soon as Alvaro Obregon was born.
When he was a child he worked on the family farm. He went to school which was administered by his brother. When he was a teenager he worked in many places till he found a permanent job as a lathe operator at the sugar mill owned by his maternal uncles in Navolato, Sinaloa in 1898.
He entered politics as a municipal president of the town of Huatabampo in
1911. He became the supporter of Madero after Madero became President of Mexico.
His election as president basically indicated the end of the violence of the Mexican Revolution. After the death of Lucio Blanco in 1922 and the assassination of Pancho Villa in 1923 it eliminated the last remaining challenges to Obregon's regime.
General appearance:
Birth name: General Alvaro Obregon Salido
He was born 19th February 1880 in Siquisiva, Huatabampo, Sonora. He got married to Refugio Urrea in 1903. He had three elder sisters. He has four children. In 1907 his wife and two children died in a tragedy and the other two were brought up his sisters. In 1928 he was assassinated after winning the elections for another presidential term.
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He is famous because he was the president of Mexico from 1920 to 1924.
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