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The Mexican Revolution began on November 20, 1910 as an attempt to overthrow the rule of Mexican President Porfirio Diaz, who had been in power since 1877. Diaz stepped down and submitted to exile in 1911.
On May 13, 1846, the US declared war on Mexico. The <b>Mexican war</b> (1846-48) was the first successful international war in pursuit of the United States' belief in its 'manifest destiny' to claim central North America.