Díaz leaves office in 1880 at the…

Díaz leaves office in 1880 at the end of his term and despite his followers' wishes.

The next president, Manuel Gonzalez, continues Díaz's modernization program.

Telegraph lines begin to operate, and railroad construction is kept apace.

In an attempt to meet his foreign debt obligations, Gonzalez withholds the salaries of government officials, a move that leads to a harsh campaign against the president.