Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada is reelected President…

Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada is reelected President of Mexico in 1876, defeating Porfirio Díaz.

Díaz rebels against the government with the proclamation of the Plan de Tuxtepec, in which he opposes reelection, in 1876.

Díaz manages to overthrow Lerdo, who flees the country, and Díaz becomes the new president.

Thus begins a period of more than thirty years (1876–1911) during which Díaz will rule as Mexico's strong man.