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Wikipedia: Benito Pablo Juárez García (March 21, 1806 – July 18, 1872) was a Zapotec Amerindian who served five terms as president of Mexico: 1858–1861 as interim, 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872. Benito Juárez was the first Mexican leader who did not have a military background, and also the first full-blooded indigenous national ever to serve as President of Mexico and to lead a country in the Western Hemisphere. For resisting the French occupation, overthrowing the Empire, and restoring the Republic, as well as for his liberal efforts to modernize the country, Juárez is often regarded as one of Mexico's greatest and most beloved leaders.
![[Mexican 20 pesos banknote with the image of President Juarez.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Mexico20Pesos_s.jpg "Mexican 20 pesos banknote with the image of President Juarez.")
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![[Benito Juárez with his sister Nela (left) and his wife Margarita (right), 1843]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Juarez_s.jpg "Benito Juárez with his sister Nela (left) and his wife Margarita (right), 1843")
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![[Mosaic chronicling the life & challenges of Benito Juarez. Oaxaca, Mexico.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Mosaico_de_Benito_Ju_C3_A1rez_en_Oaxaca_Mexico_s.jpg "Mosaic chronicling the life & challenges of Benito Juarez. Oaxaca, Mexico.")
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![[Bust of Benito Juarez in Guanajuato, Mexico.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Juarez_in_guanajuato_s.jpg "Bust of Benito Juarez in Guanajuato, Mexico.")
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