Benito Juarez
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 26th President of Mexico |
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In office 15 January 1858 – 18 July 1872 |
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| Preceded by | Ignacio Comonfort |
| Succeeded by | Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada |
| President of the Mexican Supreme Court | |
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In office 25 October 1857 – 15 January 1858 |
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| Preceded by | Luis de la Rosa Oteiza |
| Succeeded by | José Ignacio Pavón |
| Secretary of the Interior | |
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In office 3 November 1857 – 25 October 1857 |
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| President | Ignacio Comonfort |
| Preceded by | José María Cortés |
| Succeeded by | José María Cortés |
| Governor of Oaxaca | |
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In office 10 January 1856 – 3 November 1857 |
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| Preceded by | José María García |
| Succeeded by | José María Díaz |
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In office 2 October 1847 – 12 August 1852 |
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| Preceded by | Francisco Ortiz Zárate |
| Succeeded by | Lope San Germán |
| Secretary of Public Education | |
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In office 6 October 1855 – 9 December 1855 |
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| President | Juan Álvarez |
| Preceded by | José María Durán |
| Succeeded by | Ramón Isaac Alcaraz |
| Personal details | |
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Benito Pablo Juárez García 21 March 1806 San Pablo Guelatao, New Spain |
| Died | 18 July 1872 (aged 66) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Margarita Maza (1843–1871; her death) |
| Alma mater | Sciences and Arts Institute of Oaxaca |
| Profession | Lawyer, judge |
| Religion |
Roman Catholicism (baptized) Masonic deism (personal belief) |
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Benito Pablo Juárez García (Spanish: [beˈnito ˈpaβlo ˈxwaɾes garˈsi.a]) (21 March 1806 – 18 July 1872) was a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served as the president of Mexico for five terms: 1858–1861 as interim, then 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872 as constitutional president. He resisted the French occupation of Mexico, overthrew the Second Mexican Empire, restored the Republic, and used liberal measures to modernize the country.
Juárez was born on 21 March 1806, in a small adobe house in the village of San Pablo Guelatao, Oaxaca, located in the mountain range now known as the "Sierra Juárez". His parents, Brígida García and Marcelino Juárez, were Zapotec peasants and died of complications of diabetes when he was three years old. Shortly afterward, his grandparents died as well, so after that his uncle raised him. He described his parents as "indios de la raza primitiva del país," that is, "Indians of the original race of the country." He worked in the cornfields and as a shepherd until the age of 12, when he walked to the city of Oaxaca to attend school. At the time, he could speak only Zapotec.
In the city, where his sister worked as a cook, he took a job as a domestic servant for Antonio Maza. A lay Franciscan, Antonio Salanueva, was impressed with young Benito's intelligence and desire for learning, and arranged for his placement at the city's seminary. In 1843, Benito married Margarita Maza, the daughter of his sister's patron.
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