Adolfo de la Huerta

Infobox_President | name=Adolfo de la Huerta
nationality=Mexican


office = President of Mexico
term_start=June 1, 1920
term_end=November 30, 1920
predecessor=Venustiano Carranza
successor=Álvaro Obregón
birth_date=birth date|1881|5|29|mf=yciteweb| first=Pedro | last = Castro |middle = Fernando | title= Adolfo de la Huerta: La integridad como arma de la Revolución | url = http://books.google.com.mx/books?id=VHuSgUJXdskC | language = Spanish | date = 1998 | publisher = Siglo XXI | accessdate = 2008-06-12 ]
birth_place=Hermosillo, Sonora
dead=yes
death_date=death date and age|1955|7|9|1881|5|29|mf=y
death_place=Mexico DF
spouse=Clara Oriol
party= Liberal Constitutionalist Party (PLC), later National Cooperativist Party (PNC)

Felipe Adolfo de la Huerta Marcor (26 May 1881 – 9 July 1955) was a Mexican politician and interim President of Mexico from June 1 to December 1 1920.

As Governor of the northern state of Sonora he lead the Revolution of Agua Prieta that put an end to the presidency of Venustiano Carranza who was killed during the revolt. It was then that de la Huerta was appointed interim President by congress.

One of the most important events that happened during de la Huerta's presidency was the surrender of the notorious Francisco Villa and his army.

He also led a failed revolt in 1923 against president Álvaro Obregón in which most of the army supported him. Obregón had to dissolve the revolt personally.

De la Huerta should not be confused with Victoriano Huerta, "The Jackal", who was President of Mexico in 1913 to 1914.

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Persondata
NAME= de la Huerta, Adolfo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= President of Mexico (1920)
DATE OF BIRTH=1881-05-29
PLACE OF BIRTH=Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
DATE OF DEATH= |1955-07-09
PLACE OF DEATH= Mexico City, Mexico