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Timeline

1910-1911 Francisco Madero leads the Revolution and overthrows the government of Diaz. 1934-1940 Lázaro Cárdenas is president of the Republic. 1968 Student Movement ends when the army fires on the crowd in Tlatelolco; Agustín Yáñez, secretary of education, works to prevent further violence. 1994 In the southern state of Chiápas, an armed revolt causes the worst political and economic crisis in modern Mexico’s history. 2000 Vicente Fox, the candidate for the conservative National Action Party, is elected president. 2001 President Fox meets with U.S. President George W. Bush to discuss a cooperative relationship between the neighboring countries. 2002 Latin American leaders, including Mexico’s Vicente Fox, meet in Argentina for the Global Alumni Conference to discuss technological and economic issues. 2006 Felipe Calderón is sworn in as Mexico’s president in December. 2007 The Museum of the Fine Arts in Mexico City honors the 100th birthday of Frida Kahlo with the first comprehensive exhibit of her paintings in Mexico. Open from mid-June through mid- August, the exhibit draws record crowds. 2012 Josefina Vázquez Mota, the first woman to run for president of Mexico as candidate of a major party, is defeated by Enrique Peña Nieto.

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