Which president did Porfirio Díaz oust in a coup in 1876?
Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada
Benito Juárez
Manuel González
Francisco I. Madero
Answer
Porfirio Díaz ousted President Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada in a coup in 1876, with the help of his political supporters. He was then elected president in 1877.
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