Who succeeded Maximilian I as ruler of Mexico?
Benito Juarez
Francois I
Pedro Santana
Vincente Guerrero
Answer
Benito Juarez succeeded Maximilian I as ruler of Mexico after he was executed by firing squad in 1867. Juarez was a Zapotec Indian who had been elected president of Mexico in 1861. He was a staunch opponent of French intervention in Mexico and had led the Mexican resistance against the French during the Franco-Mexican War. After Maximilian's death, Juarez re-established the Mexican republic and ruled until his death in 1872.
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