when was the mexican revolution

The Mexican Revolution began on November 20, 1910, and is generally considered to have lasted until about 1920.

Key dates

• Start of the revolution: November 20, 1910, when Francisco I. Madero’s Plan of San Luis Potosí called Mexicans to take up arms against Porfirio Díaz.

• End of the main armed phase: Often placed around late 1920, when Álvaro Obregón took office as president and the revolutionary fighting largely subsided.

In simple terms

• If you just need the year: the Mexican Revolution was from 1910 to 1920.

• If you need the exact “start day”: it officially started on November 20, 1910.