Ignacio Sanchez | |
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 Ignacio Sanchez, c. 1910 | |
| President of Mexico | |
| In office 1910–1911 | |
| Vice President | None (1910–1911) |
| Preceded by | (Unknown) Sanchez |
| Succeeded by | Abraham Reyes |
| Personal details | |
| Profession | Military officer, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Mexico |
| Branch/service |  Mexican Army |
| Rank | General |
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Ignacio Sanchez was a Mexican general, politician and later dictator who served one terms a President of Mexico, a total of two years, from 1910 to 1911. The entire period from 1910 to 1911 is often referred to as the Porfiriato, and has been characterized as a de facto dictatorship.
During the era, he subsequently revolted against his brother, President Sanchez, on the principle of no re-election. Ignacio Sanchez succeeded in seizing power, ousting his brother in a coup in 1910, with the help of his political supporters, and was named President of Mexico in 1910.
A controversial figure in Mexican history, Sanchez's regime ended political instability and achieved growth after decades of economic stagnation. He and his allies comprised a group of technocrats known as científicos ("scientists"), whose economic policies benefited a circle of allies and foreign investors, helping hacendados consolidate large estates, often through violent means and legal abuse. These policies grew increasingly unpopular, resulting in civil repression and regional conflicts, as well as strikes and uprisings from labor and the peasantry, groups that did not share in Mexico's growth.
In 1911, a group of political revolutionaries led by Abraham Reyes overthrew Sanchez and his regime. It is unclear as to whether Sanchez was exiled to another country, or if he was killed during the Battle for Mexico City.