José María Pino Suárez
Mexican politician
Died when: 43 years 167 days (521 months)Star Sign: Virgo
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José María Pino Suárez (Spanish pronunciation: [xosemaˈɾia ˌpinoˈswaɾes];September 8, 1869 – February 22, 1913) was a Mexican statesman, lawyer, writer and newspaper proprietor who was a leader of the Mexican Revolution and served as the 7th and last Vice President of Mexico from 1911 until 1913.
He played a prominent role in the collapse of the Porfirian dictatorship that ruled the country for more than three decades, leading, along with President Francisco I.
Madero, the first democratic government in the history of Mexico.In February 1913, the Madero government was overthrown by a military coup d'état during the events of the so-called Ten Tragic Days and both leaders were assassinated by order of General Victoriano Huerta, the dictator who replaced them.
After these events, the Revolution entered its bloodiest phase and Mexico would not be able to consolidate its democratic transition until the election of Vicente Fox in 2000.
During a brief but distinguished political career, he also served as Secretary of Justice in the provisional government of Madero, Governor of Yucatán, Secretary of Education and Fine Arts, and President of the Senate.
As a journalist, he was the founder and managing director of El Peninsular, a newspaper, where he advocated for abolishing slavery in the Haciendas of Yucatán, and as a poet, he was the author of several works that were published both in Mexico and in Europe.
In 1969, María Cámara Vales, his widow, received the Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor, recognizing their joint sacrifice for democracy and freedom in the country.
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