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Benito Pablo JuaresMexican statesman and politician, national hero of Mexico
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Biography of Benito Pablo Juárez
Benito Pablo Juárez was a Mexican statesman and politician, and a national hero of Mexico. He was born into a poor indigenous family and in 1827, he completed his education at a seminary before studying law at the Institute of Sciences and Arts in the city of Oaxaca. In 1833, he obtained his bachelor's degree and worked as a lawyer in the Supreme Court of the Republic. From 1847 to 1852, he served as the governor of the state of Oaxaca.
Resistance against the American troops
Juárez actively participated in organizing resistance against the American troops during the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848. He opposed the dictatorship of A. Santa Anna, which led to his exile from the country in 1853. With the start of the bourgeois revolution in 1854, he returned to Mexico and joined the liberal army. In 1855, he held the position of Minister of Justice and Cult; he developed the so-called Juárez Law, which deprived the clergy and the military of special privileges. At the end of 1857, he was elected President of the Supreme Court.
Head of the Government and President
From 1858 to 1861, Juárez served as the head of the government. He played a significant role in the defeat of the reactionaries during the civil war of 1858-1860. He was one of the authors of the "Laws of Reform," which included the nationalization of church property and the separation of church and state. From 1861 to 1872, Juárez served as the president of the country. During the Anglo-Franco-Spanish Intervention of 1861-1867, he organized the people's struggle against the interveners. He carried out extensive work to restore the country, which had suffered from years of war. Juárez is remembered in the history of Mexico as a steadfast fighter for democracy and the independence of his homeland, as well as for strengthening its sovereignty.
