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title: "Mexican Revolution's Institutional Phase"
year: 1920
country: "Mexico"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1920/mexican-revolution-institutional"
slug: "mexican-revolution-institutional"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1920-01-01"
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# Mexican Revolution's Institutional Phase

> The Sonora faction consolidated power after a decade of civil war, establishing the institutional revolutionary state that would dominate Mexico for decades.

## Summary

The Mexican Revolution was an extended sequence of armed regional conflicts in Mexico from 20 November 1910 to 1 December 1920. It has been called "the defining event of modern Mexican history". It saw the destruction of the Federal Army, its replacement by a revolutionary army, and the transformation of Mexican culture and government. The northern Constitutionalist faction prevailed on the battlefield and drafted the present-day Constitution of Mexico, which aimed to create a strong central government. Revolutionary generals held power from 1920 to 1940. The revolutionary conflict was primarily a civil war, but foreign powers, having important economic and strategic interests in Mexico, figured in the outcome of Mexico's power struggles; the U.S. involvement was particularly high. The conflict led to the deaths of around one million people, mostly non-combatants.

## Sources

- [Mexican Revolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Revolution) - Wikipedia

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