
Plutarco Calles
Plutarco Calles was a prominent Mexican politician and revolutionary leader who served as President of Mexico from 1924 to 1928. He is best known for establishing the institutional framework of the Mexican state and for his role in the creation of the National Revolutionary Party (PNR), which later evolved into the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Calles was instrumental in shaping modern Mexican politics and is remembered for his policies that aimed to strengthen the central government and limit the power of the church.
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Plutarco Calles implemented ecclesiastical reforms that faced opposition from the cristeros during the Mexican Revolution.
de las guerras religiosas al auge tecnoClarín·
Argentina· 2026-07-26
Plutarco Calles is noted for reinstating the No Reelection principle in 1933.
Sufragio amañado, no reelección | El UniversalEl Universal·
Mexico· 2025-03-06











