In what event was Obregón assassinated?
Cristero War
Mexican Revolution
Mexican Civil War
French invasion of Mexico
Answer
In the midst of the Cristero War, a civil and religious conflict in Mexico, President Álvaro Obregón was assassinated on July 17, 1928. The event took place during a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the death of former revolutionary hero Venustiano Carranza.
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