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Emilio Portes Gil Emilio Portes Gil(no photo yet) Emilio Portes Gil President of Mexico Order:  49th President Term of office:  30 November 1928 to 5 February 1930 – Preceded by: Plutarco Elías Calles – Succeeded by:  Pascual Ortiz Rubio Date of birth: 3 October 1890 Place of birth: Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas Date of death: 10 December 1978 Place of death: Mexico City First Lady: Occupation: Lawyer, politician, diplomat Party: PNR Emilio Portes Gil (3 October 1890 – 10 December 1978) was President of Mexico from 1928 to 1930. Portes Gil was born in Ciudad Victoria, the capital of the state of Tamaulipas in northwest Mexico. The outbreak of the Mexican Revolution found him studying law at Mexico City's Escuela Libre de Derecho. In late 1914 he allied himself with revolutionary Venustiano Carranza (who would assume the presidency of the country the following May) and, when he graduated in 1915, he had already begun his career in the public administration with a posting in the Department of Military Justice. Over the ensuing years he continued to serve the government in both a legal capacity – supreme state court judge in Sonora; legal advisor to the Ministry of War – and in elective office: he was elected to Congress in 1917, 1921, and 1923, and he served as governor of his native Tamaulipas on two occasions (1920 and 1925). Between 28 August and 30 November 1928 he was Minister of the Interior in the cabinet of Plutarco Elías Calles. Since president-elect Álvaro Obregón had been assassinated on 17 July, it fell to Portes Gil to assume office as provisional president for a period of 14 months while fresh elections were called. Faced with a university strike during his period in office, he managed to defuse the situation by convening a special session of Congress that ultimately enacted the legislation whereby the National University of Mexico was granted its autonomy. He also attempted to negotiate the withdrawal of the United States troops from Nicaragua in exchange for the surrender of General Augusto Sandino; when the talks failed, he granted Sandino political asylum in Mexico – and a parcel of land in Temixco. He handed on the presidential sash to Pascual Ortiz Rubio on 5 February 1930, in whose cabinet he then served for 18 months as interior minister. He subsequently traveled to Europe as Mexico's first representative to the League of Nations. Under later presidents he served in various capacities, including ambassador, foreign minister, attorney-general, and president of the Partido Nacional Revolucionario – the National Revolutionary Party, which would later restyle itself the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He died in Mexico City on 10 December 1978, at the age of 88 years. Most Popular Articles: Music    Musical Instruments    Guitar    Classical Music    History    Music Definition    Country Music    Rock Music    Pop Music    Hip Hop    Rap    DJ    Video Games    Casino Games    Poker    Blackjack    Casinos    Real Estate    Loan    Auction    eBay    Marketing    Search Engine Optimization    File Sharing    MP3    Music Industry    Kazaa    Internet    Supermodel    Fashion    Fashion Designers    Erotica    Modeling    Clothing    Boots    Shoes    Diamond Engagement Rings    Diamond    Rugs    Gospel Music    Affiliate    E-Commerce    Radio This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html You may copy and modify it as long as the entire work (including additions) remains under this license. You must provide a link to http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html To view or edit this article at Wikipedia go to http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilio_Portes_Gil