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Following the resignation of Díaz from the presidency on the 25th May 1911 after the signing of the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez, Madero became the highest political leader of the country.

His followers, known as Maderistas, called him caudillo de la revolución, or leader of the Revolution.

He was elected President on the 15th of October by almost 90 per cent of the voters, in one of Mexico ´ s cleanest elections.

Sworn into office on the 6th November, he became one of Mexico ´ s youngest elected presidents having just turned 38.

Despite considerable popularity amongst the people, Madero ´ s administration soon encountered opposition both from more radical revolutionaries and from remnants of the former regime.

In February 1913, a military coup took place in the Mexican capital led by General Victoriano Huerta, the military commander of the city.

Madero was arrested and a short time later assassinated along with his Vice-President, José María Pino Suárez on the 22nd of February 1913, following the series of events known as the Ten Tragic Days ( la Decena Tragica ).

The death of Madero and Pino Suárez led to a national and international outcry which eventually paved the way for the fall of the Huerta Dictatorship, the triumph of the Mexican Revolution and the establishment of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico under maderista President Venustiano Carranza.