Plutarco Elías Calles (25 September 1877 – 19 October 1945) was a Mexican military general and politician. He was the powerful interior minister under President Álvaro Obregón, who chose Calles as his successor. The 1924 Calles presidential campaign was the first populist presidential campaign in Mexico's history, as he called for land redistribution and promised equal justice, more education, additional labour rights, and democratic governance.
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25 September 1877 Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico
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Died |
19 October 1945 (aged 68) Mexico City, D.F., Mexico
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Zodiac | Libra |
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