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During his presidency, he implemented many left-wing populist and anticlerical reforms, opposition to which sparked the Cristero War.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"25 September 1877","date":"1877-09-25"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315066#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Heroica Guaymas","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q985521"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315066#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"19 October 1945","date":"1945-10-19"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315066#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Mexico City","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1489"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315066#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Mexico","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315066#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"military officer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189290"},{"text":"military personnel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47064"},{"text":"president","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30461"},{"text":"Secretary of Government","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65640440"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315066#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Mexican Laborist Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2788519"},{"text":"Institutional Revolutionary Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q682969"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315066#P102"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Natalia Chacón","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2399053"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315066#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Mexico (1 December 1924 – 30 November 1928)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q628004","start":"1924-12-01","end":"1928-11-30"},{"text":"minister","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83307"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315066#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutarco_El%C3%ADas_Calles","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315066"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Plutarco Elías Calles born?","a":"Plutarco Elías Calles was born on 25 September 1877 in Heroica Guaymas."},{"q":"What positions has Plutarco Elías Calles held?","a":"Positions held by Plutarco Elías Calles include: President of Mexico (1924–1928); minister."}],"related":[{"name":"Felipe Calderón","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/felipe-calderon"},{"name":"Abelardo L. 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