In 1858 as head of the Supreme Court, he became president of Mexico by the succession mandated by the Constitution of 1857 when moderate liberal President Ignacio Comonfort was forced to resign by Mexican conservatives. Juárez remained in the presidential office until his death by natural causes in 1872. read more
Porfirio Diaz succeeded Benito Juarez as the President of Mexico in 1830. Benito was elected as president for 5 interns. Porfirio Diaz served as President from 1830 read more
Daguerreotype of Benito Juárez as president of Mexico. After the defeat of the Conservatives on the battlefield, in March 1861 elections were held with Juárez elected President in his own right under the Constitution of 1857. read more